Bahmani Kingdom
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The Bahmani Kingdom, or the Bahmani Sultanate, was a late medieval Persianate kingdom that ruled the Deccan Plateau in India. The first independent Muslim sultanate of the Deccan, the Bahmani Kingdom
Chand Minar at Daulatabad fort complex
Mahmud Gawan Madrasa, built by Mahmud Gawan to be the centre of religious as well as secular education
Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah of the Bahmani Sultanate's Firman
Gateway to Bidar Fort
Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
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Ala-ud-Din Hasan Bahman Shah was the founder and Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 3 August 1347 until his death in 1358.
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. The Bahmani Kingdom was perpetually at war with its neighbours, including its rival to the south, the Vijayanagara…
Coin issued by Bahman Shah