State

Bijapur Sultanate

sultanate in southern India (1490-1686); based in the city of Bijapur

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1490–1686
Founded
1490
Ended
1686
Capital
Vijaypura District, Vijayapura
Religion
Shia Islam
Preceded by
Vijayanagara Empire

Overview

The Sultanate of Bijapur was an early modern kingdom in the western Deccan and South India, ruled by the Muslim Adil Shahi (or Adilshahi) dynasty. Bijapur had been a taraf (province) of the Bahmani Kingdom prior to its independence in 1490 and before the kingdom's political decline in the last quarter of the 15th century. It was one of the Deccan sultanates, the collective name of the kingdom's five successor states. The Sultanate of Bijapur was one of the most powerful states on 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 formally independent with the Bahmani collapse in 1518.

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All rulers (9)

  1. Yusuf Adil Shah1489–1511
  2. Ismail Adil Shah1511–1534
  3. Mallu Adil Shah1534
  4. Ibrahim Adil Shah I1534–1558
  5. Ali Adil Shah1558–1579
  6. Ibrahim Adil Shah II1580–1627
  7. Mohammed Adil Shah1627–1656
  8. Ali Adil Shah II1656–1672
  9. Sikandar Adil Shah1672–1686

Records (23)

  1. 1506 — Siege of AnjadivaSiege
  2. 1509 — Battle of DabulBattle
  3. 1512 — Capture of BanastharimBattle
  4. 1517 — Siege of GoaSiege
  5. 1523–1524 — Luso–Bijapuri WarWar
  6. 1547–1548 — Luso–Bijapuri WarWar
  7. 1555–1557 — Portuguese–Adil Shahi WarWar
  8. 1555–1557 — Luso–Bijapuri WarWar
  9. 1565 — Battle of TalikotaBattle · Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Bidnar, Golconda ▸ Vijayanagar
  10. 1570–1571 — Siege of GoaSiege
  11. 1571 — Siege of HonavarSiege
  12. 1596 — Battle of SupaBattle · Mughal Empire ▸ Ahmadnagar
  13. 1654–1655 — Luso-Adil Shahi WarWar
  14. 1659 — Battle of MargãoBattle
  15. 1659 — Battle of PratabgarhBattle · Marathas ▸ Bijapur
  16. 1660 — Siege of PanhalaSiege
  17. 1663 — Battle of PoonaBattle · Marathas ▸ Mughal Empire
  18. 1665 — Battle of PurandarBattle · Mughal Empire ▸ Marathas
  19. 1670 — Battle of SinhgarhBattle · Marathas ▸ Mughal Empire
  20. 1673 — Battle of PanhalaBattle · Marathas ▸ Bijapur
  21. 1673 — Battle of UmraniBattle · Bijapur ▸ Marathas
  22. 1680 — Battle of SagarBattle · Berad Tribes ▸ Mughal Empire
  23. 1685–1686 — Siege of BijapurSiege

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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