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Sultanate of Bijapur
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The Sultanate of Bijapur was an early modern kingdom in the western Deccan and South India, ruled by the Muslim Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapur had been a taraf of the Bahmani Kingdom prior to its indepen
India and the Deccan sultanates in 1525; the Sultanate of Bijapur is center-left.
India and the Deccan sultanates in 1525; the Sultanate of Bijapur is center-left.
A page from Nujum-ul-Ulum, a manuscript on astrology and metaphysics completed during the reign of Ali Adil Shah I
A page from Nujum-ul-Ulum, a manuscript on astrology and metaphysics completed during the reign of Ali Adil Shah I
The House of Bijapur, a 1680 painting of the nine Bijapur sultans and Shah Ismail of the Safavid dynasty
The House of Bijapur, a 1680 painting of the nine Bijapur sultans and Shah Ismail of the Safavid dynasty
Painting by the Bijapuri Ali Riza of Ibrahim Adil Shah II venerating a Sufi saint
Painting by the Bijapuri Ali Riza of Ibrahim Adil Shah II venerating a Sufi saint
Yusuf Adil Shah
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Yusuf Adil Shah, referred as Yusuf Adil Khan or Hidalcão by the Portuguese, was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries. As the founder of th
Sultanate of Bijapur
…the Indian Subcontinent at its peak, second to the Mughal Empire which conquered it in 1686 under Aurangzeb. After emigrating to the Bahmani Sultanate, Yusuf Adil Shah rose through the ranks to be appointed governor of the province of Bijapur. In 1490, he created a de facto independent Bijapur state which became…
Painting created c. 1680 in Bijapur. Yusuf Adil Shah, shown seated, is being handed the key of legitimacy by Shah Ismail I of the Safavid Dynasty, sym
Painting created c. 1680 in Bijapur. Yusuf Adil Shah, shown seated, is being handed the key of legitimacy by Shah Ismail I of the Safavid Dynasty, symbolizing the unwavering allegiance of the Adil Shahi family to the Twelver Shia creed of Islam. All nine Adil Shahi sultans are depicted in the painting in a dynastic assembly probably inspired by Mughal paintings.