List of Bahmani Sultans

The Bahmani Sultanate (c. 1347–1527) was a Muslim empire that ruled the Deccan Plateau in Southern India.[1]

Maximum expansion of Bahmani Sultanate

The kingdom came to power in 1347, when it was established by Zafar Khan. The Bahmani Sultanate shared border with neighboring rival Vijayanagara Empire.[2] The Sultanate would begin its decline under the reign of Mahmood Shah. In 1518, the Bahmani Sultanate split up into the Deccan sultanates, ending its 180-year rule over the Deccan.[3][4]

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List of Bahmani Shahs

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Titular Name Personal Name Reign
Independence from Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Shah Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah I 3 August 1347 – 11 February 1358
Shah Mohammad Shah I 11 February 1358 – 21 April 1375
Shah Ala-ud-Din Mujahid Shah Mujahid Shah 21 April 1375 – 16 April 1378
Shah Daud Shah Bahmani 16 April 1378 – 21 May 1378
Shah Mohammad Shah II 21 May 1378 – 20 April 1397
Shah Ghiyath-ad-din Shah 20 April 1397 – 14 June 1397
Shah Shams-ud-Din Shah
Puppet King Under Lachin Khan Turk
14 June 1397 – 15 November 1397
Shah Taj-ud-Din Feroze Shah
Feroze Shah 24 November 1397 – 1 October 1422
Shah Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani 1 October 1422 – 17 April 1436
Shah Ala-ud-Din Ahmed Shah Ala-ud-Din II Ahmed Shah Bahmani 17 April 1436 – 6 May 1458
Shah Ala-ud-Din Humayun Shah Humayun Shah Zalim Bahmani 7 May 1458 – 4 September 1461
Shah Nizam Shah Bahmani 4 September 1461 – 30 July 1463
Shah Muhammad Shah Lashkari Muhammad Shah Bahmani III 30 July 1463 – 26 March 1482
Vira Shah Mahmood Shah Bahmani II
Puppet King Under Nizam-ul-Mulk Bahri
26 March 1482 – 27 December 1518
Shah Ahmed Shah Bahmani II
Puppet King Under Amir Barid I
27 December 1518 – 15 December 1520
Shah Ala-ud-Din Shah Bahmani II
Puppet King Under Amir Barid I
28 December 1520 – 5 March 1522
Shah Waliullah Shah Bahmani
Puppet King Under Amir Barid I
5 March 1522 – 1526
Shah Kaleemullah Shah Bahmani
Puppet King Under Amir Barid I
1525–1527
Dissolution of the Sultanate into five Kingdoms namely; Bidar Sultanate; Ahmednagar Sultanate; Bijapur Sultanate; Golconda Sultanate and Berar Sultanate.

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References

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  1. ^ Kulke, Hermann; Rothermund, Dietmar (2004). A History of India. Psychology Press. p. 181. ISBN 9780415329200. The Bahmani sultanate of the Deccan Soon after Muhammad Tughluq left Daulatabad, the city was conquered by Zafar Khan, a Turkish or Afghan officer of unknown descent, had earlier participated in a mutiny of troops in Gujarat.
  2. ^ George C. Kohn (2006). Dictionary of Wars. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438129167.
  3. ^ Haig, Sir Thomas Wolseley (1925). The Cambridge History of India (Volume III). Cambridge University Press. pp. 425–426.
  4. ^ J.D.E. Gribble (1990). M. Pendlebury (ed.). History of the Deccan. Vol. 1. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 15.