Amir Barid I (unknown – 1542), also known as Amir Ali Barid was the second ruling member of the

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 th ...

. 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 Qasim Barid I (r. 1489–1504) was prime-minister of the Bahmani sultanate and the founder of the Bidar Sultanate, one of the five late medieval Indian kingdoms together known as the Deccan sultanates. Biography Qasim Barid was a Sunni Turk ...

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 proclaimed his brother Kalim-ullah the new Sultan. Kalim-ullah fled to Bijapur in 1527, and later to Ahmednagar, but was not welcomed by either of the Sultanates, and spent the rest of his life as a prisoner. Amir Barid did not elect another puppet monarch, and continued to rule until 1542. However, he never assumed royal titles.

Death and burial

He died in 1542 before his tomb could be completed, and is therefore buried in an unfinished tomb among the

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 ...

in Bidar. He was succeeded by his son

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 subco ...

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* * {{cite book , title=The Cambridge History of India Volume III , last=Haig , first=Sir Wolseley , authorlink=Wolseley Haig , publisher=Cambridge University Press , year=1928 Bidar Sultanate Year of birth unknown 1542 deaths Barid Shahi sultans