The Bahmani Kingdom (1347-1527 A.D.) The Bahmani Sultanate | UPSC SSC Exam Current Affairs and Study Notes

The Bahmani Kingdom (1347-1527 A.D.)

The Bahmani Sultanate was a Persianised Muslim state of the Deccan in South India and one of the major medieval Indian kingdoms.
Ala-ud-Din Hasan Bahman Shah (also known as Zafar Khan) was the founder of the Bahmani Kingdom.

Rulers of the Bahmani Kingdom

Muhammad Shah-I (1358-1375.A.D.)
Muhammad Shah-ll (1378-1397.A.D.)
Feroz Shah Bahmani (1397-1422 A.D.)
Ahmad Shah (1422-1436 A.D.)
Muhammad Shah-lll (1463-1482 A.D.)

The Five Kingdoms

Muhammad Shah-III died in 1482
His successors were weak and the Bahmani Kingdom disintegrated into five kingdoms namely:
1. Bijapur
2. Ahmednagar
3. Bera
4. Golconda
5. Bidar

Administration

The Sultans followed a Feudal type of administration.
Tarafs – The kingdom was divided into many provinces called Tarafs
Tarafdar or Amir – Governor who controlled the Taraf.

Art and Architecture

Numerous mosques, madrassas and libraries were built.
The Juma Masjid at Gulbarga The Golconda Fort
The Golgumbaz at Bijapur
The Madrasas of Muhammad Gawan

Decline of Bahmani Kingdom :

There was a constant war between the Bahmani and Vijayanagar rulers.
Inefficient and weak successors after Muhammad Shah III.
The rivalry between the Bahmani rulers and foreign nobles.

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