Deccani Kingdom

• Founder: Fataullah Imad Shah
• Dynasty: Imad Shahi
• Annexed by: Ahmadnagar

• Founder: Yusuf Adil Shah
• Dynasty: Adil Shahi
• Annexed by: Aurangzeb

Ibrahim Adil Shah

• He was a king of the Sultanate of Bijapur and was a member of Adil Shah dynasty. This reign is greatest period of this dynasty.
• He was a skillful administrator, artist, poet and a gorgeous patron of the arts. Culturally, Bijapur kingdom was located between the centers of Marathi (Pandharpur-Vithoba cult) and Kannada bhakti (Basava Lingayat).
• Secular Attitude:
  • He was deeply influenced by Shaivism and was fascinated with Hinduism. Though, he adopted Sunni sect of Islam.
  • He endowed many temples, affirm the rights of pilgrims at popular shrines, and consciously exalted Hindu gods to the heights of kingly devotion.
  • Several his Farman’s begin with an invocation of the Goddess Saraswati.
  • There were many in his court who believed that Ibrahim Adil Shah II was secretly practicing Hinduism which was apostasy.
  • Renamed city of Bijapur (originally Vijayapura, the City of Victory) as Vidyapur (City of Learning).
• Contribution to Art & Culture by Bijapur kingdom
  • Music: He authored Kitab-i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities as well as Muslim saints.
  • Literature: He had an excellent grasp of Sanskrit, far superior to his grip over Persian, the language of his Iranian ancestors. He was also more comfortable in Marathi
  • Architecture:
    • Bijapur in its heyday rivalled and at time surpassed its Mughal contemporaries such as Delhi, Agra and Lahore in magnificence.
    • Important structures in Bijapur: Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rouza, Jama Masjid, massive cannon called Malik-e-Maidan.
    • He gave patronage to famous Turkish architect named Malik Sandal. Malik Sandal later designed the Ibrahim Rouza, the tomb of Ibrahim Adil Shah II.
    • Extensive use of fish motifs in the buildings.

• Founder: Malik Ahmad
• Dynasty: Nizam Shahi
• Annexed by: Shahjahan

• Founder: Quli Qutub Shah
• Dynasty: Qutub Shahi
• Annexed by: Aurangzeb

• Founder: Amir Ali Barid
• Dynasty: Barid Shahi
• Annexed by: Bijapur