Bahmani Kingdom
Bahmani Kingdom (1347) -
- Bahmani kingdom emerged during the tenure of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.
- During the way back to Delhi, Muhammad Bin Tughlaq appointed Allaudin Shah Bahman as the governor of that area to look after the area but in 1347, he founded a separate kingdom for himself.
- Bahmani Kingdom was founded by Allaudin Shah Bahman (Zafar Khan) who was one of the noble of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq's court.
- He was also known as Allaudin Hasan or Hasan Gangu.
- Firuz Shah Bahman was one of the very important ruler of Bahmani kingdom who expanded Bahmani rule by defeating Vijaynagar ruler Dev Rai II.
- He shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar.
- The most outstanding personality of Bahmani kingdom was Mahmud Gawan who was the wazir of kingdom. He took the title of Malik-ul-Tujjar. During his tenure, Bahmani kingdom progressed in leaps and bounds but weak and frivolous Bahmani ruler Muhammad Shah III executed Mahmud Gawan on false charges. As such decline of Bahmani kingdom started and very soon it got divided into following houses -
- Bijapur
- Golconds
- Ahmadnagar
- Bidar
- Berar
Bone of contention between Vijaynagar Kingdom and Bahmani Kingdom were -
- Tungabhadra daob
- Krishna-Godavari delta
- Marathwada area
Principle ports of Bahmani kingdom - Chaul and Dabhol
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