Bahmani Sultanate

former South Asian country in South India

Key facts

1378: Daud Shah Bahmani
Status: Regional Sultanate
Capital: Gulbarga (1347–1425) Bidar (1425–1527)
Official languages: Persian
Common languages: Kannada , Deccani , Marathi , Telugu
Religion: Sunni Islam , Shia Islam , Sufism
Government: Monarchy
1347 1358: Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
1358 1375: Mohammed Shah I
1375 1378: Mujahid Shah
1525 1527: Kalim-Allah Shah
Historical era: Medieval India
Established

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Today part ofIndia

The Bahmani Kingdom, or the Bahmani Sultanate, was a late medieval Persianate kingdom that ruled the Deccan region. The first independent Muslim sultanate of the Deccan, the Bahmani Kingdom came to power in 1347 during the rebellion of Ismail Mukh against Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi. Ismail Mukh then abdicated in favour of Zafar Khan, who established the Bahmani Sultanate.