GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS
AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS
(HISTORY-16)
BAHMANI
KINGDOM
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Bahmani Kingdom was a
parallel kingdom north of Vijayanagar in the same period.
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It was founded in 1347 by Allaudin
Hassan who claimed himself to be descendent of a famous Iranian Royal
family and assumed title of ‘Bahman Shah’
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He also had a Brahmin Guru,
Gangu, hence he is also known as ‘Hassan Gangu’
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He made his capital in
Gulbarga in Karnataka.
The
important kings who expanded and consolidated the Bahmani Kingdom were:
1.
Taj-ud-din Firoz Shah Bahman (1397-1422):
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He was educated and learned
man and knew many languages.
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He built astronomical
observatory in Daulatabad.
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He married daughter of Dev
Raya I and was later defeated by him.
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He was succeeded by his
brother Ahmad Shah.
2.
Ahmad
Shah (1422-1435):
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Also known as Wali as he was treated as Sufi Saint.
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He shifted the capital from
Gulbarga to Bidar
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A famous north Indian saint
Gesu Daraz (Long Haired), a saint of Chisti Silsila, visited during this
period.