3. Bahmani Kingdom & The Deccan Sultanates

Geographic location of the Bahmani Kingdom rule

North of Krishna river

Number of administrative units in the Bahmani Kingdom

Four

Name of the Bahmani administrative units (Provinces)

Taraf

Names of the four Bahmani provinces (Tarafs)

Gulbarga, Bidar, Berar, and Daulatabad

Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah reign period

1347 AD - 1358 AD

Founder of the Bahmani Kingdom

Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah

Delhi Sultanate ruler that Hasan Bahman Shah rebelled against

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Alternative name for Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah

Hasan Gangu

First capital of the Bahmani Kingdom

Gulbarga

Ancestry claimed by Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah

Descent from the Iranian hero Isfandyar

Early military victory of Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah

Defeated Kakatiyas of Warrangal

Taj ud-Din Firoz Shah reign period

1397 AD - 1422 AD

Alternative name for Taj ud-Din Firoz Shah

Firoz Shah Bahmani

Rivalry between Taj ud-Din Firoz Shah and Deva Raya I

Firoz Shah defeated Deva Raya I and married his daughter, but was defeated in a subsequent battle

Ahmad Shah Wali reign period

1422 AD - 1435 AD

Capital shift made by Ahmad Shah Wali

Shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar

Sufi saint associated with Ahmad Shah Wali

Gesu Daraz

Role of Mahmud Gawan in the Bahmani Kingdom

Peshwa (Prime Minister) and a trader

Extent of Mahmud Gawan's conquests

Conquered Vijayanagara territories up to Kanchi

Ports captured by Mahmud Gawan from the Vijayanagara Empire

Chaul and Dabhol ports

Titles held by Mahmud Gawan

Khwaja-i-Jahan and Malik-ut-Tujjar (Chief of Merchants)

Ruler under whom Mahmud Gawan served

Humayun Shah (and later Muhammad Shah III)

Reputation of Humayun Shah

Known for cruelty, earned the title "zalim"

Alternative term for Traders during the Bahmani Kingdom

Amirs (they also provided military support)

Two types of Amirs (Traders)

Afaqui/Pardesi and Deccani

Origin of Afaqui/Pardesi Amirs

Sunni muslims from Iran and Iraq

Origin of Deccani Amirs

Local Shia muslims

Definition of Khalisa land

Land demarcated to run the expenses of the King and royal household

Definition of Tarafdar

Someone who governed the provinces and extracted revenues

Founder and Dynasty of Berar

Fathullah Imad-ul-Malik (Imad Shahi Dynasty)

Founder and Dynasty of Bijapur

Yusuf Adil Shah (Adil Shahi Dynasty)

Founder and Dynasty of Ahmednagar

Malik Ahmed (Nizam Shahi Dynasty)

Founder and Dynasty of Golconda

Quli Qutub Shah (Qutub Shahi Dynasty)

Founder and Dynasty of Bidar

Amir Ali Barid (Barid Shahi Dynasty)

Court language introduced by Muhammad Adil Shah

Dakhini (replaced Persian)

Builder of the Gol Gumbaj

Muhammad Adil Shah (Adil Shahi Dynasty)

Famous architectural feature of the Gol Gumbaj

Whispering Gallery

Architect of the Gol Gumbaj

Yakut of Dabul

Global size ranking of the Gol Gumbaj

Second largest dome in the world

Location of the Gol Gumbaj

Vijayapura (earlier called Bijapur), Karnataka

First ruler of the Qutub Shahi Dynasty

Quli Qutub Shah

Original builders of the Golconda Fort

Kakatiya Dynasty

Dynasty that later fortified the Golconda Fort

Qutub Shahi rulers

Valuable resource Golconda is famous for

Diamond mines

Famous diamond found at the Golconda Mines

Koh-i-Noor

Founder of the city of Hyderabad

Quli Qutub Shah

Original name of Hyderabad

Bhagyanagar

Origin of the name Bhagyanagar

Named after Bhagmati, a local dancing girl the Sultan had fallen in love with

Famous monument built by Quli Qutub Shah

Charminar

Author of Kitab-i-Nauras

Ibrahim Adil Shah II

Content of Kitab-i-Nauras

A collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim Saints

Location of the tomb of Ahmad Shah Al Wali Bahmani

Ashtoor, Karnataka

Famous craft of the craftspersons of Bidar

Inlay work in Copper and Silver