Mallu Adil Shah, of the

Adil Shahi dynasty The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's ...

, was the king of the

Bijapur Sultanate The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's T ...

of modern-day southern India. He ruled for a short period in 1534, before being deposed and blinded.

Reign

Mallu Adil Shah succeeded his father

Ismail Adil Shah Ismail Adil Shah (1498–1534; reigned 1510–34) was the king of Bijapur who spent most of his time extending his territory. His short-lived reign helped the dynasty establish a stronghold in the Deccan. Early years Ismail Adil Shah succeeded hi ...

's death. He was supposed to be in the company of evil habits. Punji Khatun, Mallu Adil Shah's paternal grand mother with the help of General Asad Khan deposed Mallu Adil Shah and declared his younger brother

Ibrahim Adil Shah I Ibrahim Adil Shah I ( fa, ; 1534–1558) was a Sultan and later Shah of the Indian kingdom of Bijapur. He succeeded his elder brother, Mallu Adil Shah, through the machinations of the Afaqi faction at the court. He was the first Adil Shahi ru ...

as the king.

References

* A Visit to Bijapur by H. S. Kaujalagi * "Avalokana" a souvenir published by the Government of Karnataka * Centenary Souvenir published by the Bijapur Municipal Corporation * Wakiyate Mumlikate Bijapur by Basheeruddin Dahalwi * Tareekhe Firishta by Muhammad Kasim Firishta * Shawahidul Awliyae Bijapur by Sayyad Murtuza Quadri Gachi Mahal 16th-century Indian monarchs 16th-century Indian Muslims Sultans of Bijapur Adil Shahi dynasty {{India-royal-stub