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Ali Barid Shah I
Ali Barid Shah I was the third ruler of the Barid Shahi dynasty at Bidar. He succeeded his father in 1540, and ruled until his death in 1580. He was considered a man of letters, and invited scholars and craftsmen from all over the Indian subcontinent to his capital. He is also known to have played a key logistical role in the Battle of Talikota. Reign He was the third ruler of the Barid Shahi dynasty, but the first to assume royal titles. During his reign, Bidar was attacked by Murtaza Nizam Shah, who intended to annex it as a jagir for his general Sahib Khan. The Nizam Shahi army was also reinforced by troops from the Golconda Sultanate. Ali Barid sought assistance from Ali Adil Shah I of Bijapur, who sent a thousand horsemen towards the cause. The Nizam Shahi army later returned to their capital in order to quell a rebellion. Ali Barid was also in attendance at the Battle of Talikota, where the Deccan Sultanates united against the Vijayanagara Empire. He played a key log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bidar Sultanate
Bidar sultanate was one of the Deccan sultanates of late medieval southern India. The sultanate emerged under the rule of Qasim Barid I in 1492 and leadership passed to his sons. Starting from the 1580s, a wave of successions occurred in the rulership of the dynasty which ended in 1609 under the last Sultan Amir Barid III who was eventually defeated in 1619 by the Bijapur sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II. Bidar became annexed into the Bijapur Sultanate. History Qasim Barid and Amir Barid The sultanate was founded in 1492 by Qasim Barid I, who was Georgian and enslaved by Turks. He joined the service of the Bahmani Sultan Muhammad Shah III. He started his career as a ''sar-naubat'' but later became the ''mir-jumla'' (prime minister) of the Bahmani sultanate. During the reign of Mahmood Shah Bahmani II (r. 1482 – 1518), he became the de facto ruler. After the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, he was succeeded by four sultans, one after another, but they were mere puppet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barid Shahi Dynasty
Bidar sultanate was one of the Deccan sultanates of late medieval southern India. The sultanate emerged under the rule of Qasim Barid I in 1492 and leadership passed to his sons. Starting from the 1580s, a wave of successions occurred in the rulership of the dynasty which ended in 1609 under the last Sultan Amir Barid III who was eventually defeated in 1619 by the Bijapur sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II. Bidar became annexed into the Bijapur Sultanate. History Qasim Barid and Amir Barid The sultanate was founded in 1492 by Qasim Barid I, who was Georgian and enslaved by Turks. He joined the service of the Bahmani Sultan Muhammad Shah III. He started his career as a ''sar-naubat'' but later became the ''mir-jumla'' (prime minister) of the Bahmani sultanate. During the reign of Mahmood Shah Bahmani II (r. 1482 – 1518), he became the de facto ruler. After the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, he was succeeded by four sultans, one after another, but they were mere puppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barid Shahi Tombs
The Barid Shahi tombs are tombs of the Barid Shahi dynasty. They are located in Bidar in the Indian state of Karnataka. History They were built during the medieval period in the 16th and 17th centuries. Architecture The tombs were built in the Indo-Islamic style typical of the Deccan Sultanates. Similar necropolises include the Qutb Shahi tombs in Hyderabad. They are set in a garden, of which a few mango and tamarind trees still survive. There is an idgah at the eastern end of Qasim Barid's tomb. Tomb of Qasim Barid The Tomb of Qasim Barid lies to the East of his son Amir Barid's unfinished tomb. Tomb of Amir Barid Amir Barid lies in an unfinished tomb. He began the construction of his tomb, however, he died in 1542 CE before the tomb could be completed. Tomb of Ali Barid The tomb of Ali Barid was completed in 984 Hijri (1576-1577 CE), three years before his death. Tomb of Ibrahim Barid The tomb of Ibrahim Barid is a replica of his father Ali Barid's tomb. Tomb of Qa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bidar
Bidar (/ biːd̪ər/) is a city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India. It is the headquarters of Bidar district, which borders Maharashtra and Telangana. It is a rapidly urbanising city in the wider ''Bidar Metropolitan area''. The city is well known for its many sites of architectural, historical and religious importance. Being located at the farthest of around from the state capital Bangalore, it has been neglected by the state government for a long time. However, owing to its rich heritage, the city has a prominent place on the Archaeological Map of India. Picturesquely perched on the Deccan plateau, the Bidar fort is more than 500 years old and still standing strong. According to the book "Bidar Heritage" published by the state ''Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage'', of the 61 monuments listed by the department, about 30 are tombs located in and around Bidar city., explaining its nickname, "City of Whispering Monuments". The heritage sites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Barid I
Amir Barid I (unknown – 1542), also known as Amir Ali Barid was the second ruling member of the Barid Shahi dynasty. He initially ruled with members of the Bahmani dynasty on the throne, however, after the last Bahmani Sultan fled from Bidar, he was practically independent. However, he never assumed any royal titles, and ruled under the title of "Prime Minister". Reign He succeeded his father Qasim Barid I in 1504. He proclaimed Alauddin Shah Bahmani II the king, who reigned from 1520 and 1523. Alauddin planned to assassinate Amir Barid on one of their monthly visits. However, when Amir Barid arrived, one of the assassins in the inner quarters of the house sneezed, alarming him and giving away the conspiracy. Alauddin was imprisoned and put to death in 1523. He then proclaimed Wali-ullah the king, who had the nominal reign of three years. When Wali-ullah was also caught in a conspiracy against the Prime Minister, the latter put him to death. Amir Barid married his widow and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the Muhammad in Islam, main and final Islamic prophet.Peters, F. E. 2009. "Allāh." In , edited by J. L. Esposito. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . (See alsoquick reference) "[T]he Muslims' understanding of Allāh is based...on the Qurʿān's public witness. Allāh is Unique, the Creator, Sovereign, and Judge of mankind. It is Allāh who directs the universe through his direct action on nature and who has guided human history through his prophets, Abraham, with whom he made his covenant, Moses/Moosa, Jesus/Eesa, and Muḥammad, through all of whom he founded his chosen communities, the 'Peoples of the Book.'" It is the Major religious groups, world's second-largest religion behind Christianity, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Talikota
The Battle of Talikota (23 January 1565) was a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and an alliance of the Deccan sultanates. The battle resulted in the defeat of Aliya Rama Raya which led to the eventual collapse of the polity and reconfigured Deccan politics. The specific details of the battle and its immediate aftermath are notoriously difficult to reconstruct in light of the distinctly contrarian narratives present across primary sources. Defeat is usually blamed on the gap in relative military prowess. Orientalist and nationalist historians asserted of the battle to be a clash of civilizations between Hindus and Muslims; Contemporary scholars reject such characterizations as flawed. Background Rama Raya, after his installation of a patrimonial state and emerging as the ruler, adopted a political strategy of benefiting from the internecine warfare among the multiple successors of the Bahmani Sultanate, and it worked well for about twenty years of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtaza Nizam Shah I
Murtaza Nizam Shah I ( fa, ), the eldest son of Hussain Nizam Shah I, succeeded him in 1565 after his death. Reign During the first six years, his mother Khunza Humayun controlled the affairs of kingdom, but her repeated military failures against her neighbours led the Nizam Shahi nobility to help Murtaza take the reins of administration in his own hands. He retrieved the situation and recovered Udgir from Bijapur. In 1574 he annexed Berar to Ahmednagar Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 ...; in 1588 he was killed and succeeded by his son Hussain Nizam Shah II. References {{Reflist Sultans 16th-century Indian monarchs 16th-century Indian Muslims People from Gujarat Gujarati people 1588 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagir
A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, starting in the early 13th century, wherein the powers to govern and collect tax from an estate was granted to an appointee of the state.Jāgīrdār system: INDIAN TAX SYSTEM Encyclopædia Britannica (2009) The tenants were considered to be in the servitude of the jagirdar. There were two forms of jagir, one being conditional and the other unconditional. The conditional jagir required the governing family to maintain troops and provide their service to the state when asked. The land grant w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golconda Sultanate
The Qutb Shahi dynasty also called as Golconda Sultanate (Persian: ''Qutb Shāhiyān'' or ''Sultanat-e Golkonde'') was a Persianate Shia Islam dynasty of Turkoman origin that ruled the sultanate of Golkonda in southern India. After the collapse of Bahmani Sultanate, the Qutb Shahi dynasty was established in 1512 AD by Sultan-Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, better known though less correctly referred to in English as " Quli Qutb Shah". In 1636, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan forced the Qutb Shahis to recognize Mughal suzerainty and pay periodic tributes. The dynasty came to an end in 1687 during the reign of its seventh sultan Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, when the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb arrested and jailed Abul Hasan for the rest of his life in Daulatabad, incorporating Golconda into the Mughal empire. The kingdom extended from the parts of modern-day states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Telangana. The Golconda sultanate was constantly in conflict with the Adil Shahis and Nizam Shah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Adil Shah I
Ali Adil Shah I ( fa, ; 1558–1579) was the fifth Sultan of Bijapur Sultanate. On the day of his coronation Ali abandoned the Sunni practices and reintroduced the Shi’ah Khutbah and other practices. The Persian doctors of religion were granted full freedom to preach the Shi’ah doctrine and were paid by the State for their missionary activities. The new Sultan restored back to power the Afāqis while relegating the Deccanis to a position of insignificance. He subverted all the dogmatic experiments which his father had practiced. Marriage He married the famous woman warrior Chand Sultana, daughter of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar. Reign During Ali's reign Bijapur and Vijayanagar came very close to each other and Ali actually paid a visit to Vijayanagar City, where Ramaraya received him with great pomp and honour. The greatest event of Ali's reign was the successful formation of the confederacy of the Deccan Sultans against Vijayanagar and their victory over the latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hinduism, Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana and Maharashtra. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, members of a pastoralist Herder, cowherd community that claimed Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions of India, Perso-Turkic Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. At its peak, it subjugated almost all of South India's ruling families and pushed the sultans of the Deccan beyond the Tungabhadra River, Tungabhadra-Krishna River, Krishna river doab region, in addition to annexing modern day Odisha (ancient Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga) from the Gajapati Empire, Gajapati Kingdom thus becoming a notable power. It lasted until 1646 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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