Bahmani Sultanate
The Bahmani Sultanate (Persian: سلطاننشین بهمنی) was a late medieval Muslim empire that ruled the Deccan Plateau in South India. The Bahmani Sultanate came to power in 1347 during the Rebellion of Ismail Mukh against the Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi after Ismail Mukh abdicated in favour of Zafar Khan, who would establish the Bahmani Sultanate. The Bahmani Sultanate was in perpetual war with its neighbors, including its rival to the south, the Vijayanagara Empire.
Bahmani Sultanate | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1347–1527 | |||||||||||||||||
Map of the Bahmani Sultanate at its greatest extent | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Sultanate | ||||||||||||||||
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| Common languages | Persian (official) Marathi Deccani Urdu Telugu Kannada | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (de jure) Shia Islam (de facto) Sufism | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||||||||
• 1347–1358 | Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah | ||||||||||||||||
• 1525–1527 | Kalim-Allah Shah | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Late Medieval | ||||||||||||||||
• Established | 3 August 1347 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1527 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Taka | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||||||||||
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.
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