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The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India. The sultanate was founded in 1347 by the Turkish governor Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, who revolted against the Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad ibn Tughluq . His revolt was successful, and he established an independent state on the Deccan out of the Delhi Sultanate's southern provinces. The Bahmani capital was Ahsanabad ( Gulbarga) between 1347 and about 1425, when it was moved to Muhammadabad ( Bidar). The Bahmani contested for control of the Deccan with the Hindu Vijayanagara empire to the south. The sultanate reached the peak of its power during the vizierate ( 1466– 1481) of Mahmud Gawan. After 1518 the sultanate broke up into five states, Ahmednagar, BerarBerar is a former province of British India, located in central India. It is now part of Maharashtra state, and where it is forms part of Vidarbha region. The boundaries of Berar have changed historically, but the British Raj province, also known as the H, Bidar, BijapurBijapur is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bijapur City is the capital of the district and is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore. History The ancient name of Bijapur is Vijayapura (City of victory). It was established in the 10th-11th cent, and GolcondaGolconda is a ruined city and fortress 8 km (5 mi) west of the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state. The city and fortress are built on a granite hill that rises 120 meters from the surrounding plain. The beginnings of the fort date to the 1143, when t, known collectively as the Deccan sultanatesThe Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled kingdoms Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar, Bidar, and Berar of south-central India. The Deccan sultanates were located on the Deccan plateau, between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range. They became independen. Indian history
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