Bidar Sultanate
Bidar Sultanate Barid Shahi dynasty | |||||||||
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| 1492–1619 | |||||||||
| Capital | Bidar | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (official)[2] Deccani Urdu, Kannada | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam[3] | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Barid Shah | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1492 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1619 | ||||||||
| Currency | Mohur | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Bidar sultanate was one of the Deccan sultanates of late medieval southern India.[4] The sultanate emerged under the rule of Qasim Barid I in 1492 and leadership passed to his sons. Starting from the 1580s, a wave of successions occurred in the rulership of the dynasty which ended in 1609 under the last Sultan Amir Barid III who was eventually defeated in 1619 by the Bijapur sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II. Bidar became annexed into the Bijapur Sultanate.
History[edit]
Qasim Barid and Amir Barid[edit]
The sultanate was founded in 1492 by Qasim Barid I,[5] who was Georgian and enslaved by Turks.[6] He joined the service of the Bahmani Sultan Muhammad Shah III. He started his career as a sar-naubat but later became the mir-jumla (prime minister) of the Bahmani sultanate. During the reign of Mahmood Shah Bahmani II (r. 1482 – 1518), he became the de facto ruler.
After the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, he was succeeded by four sultans, one after another, but they were mere puppets in the hands of Amir Barid.[7][8]
When the last Bahmani ruler Kalimullah fled to Bidar in 1527, Amir Barid I became practically independent.[citation needed] But he never assumed any royal title.[9]
Ali Barid Shah[edit]
In 1542, Amir was succeeded by his son Ali Barid Shah I, who was the first to assume the royal title of Shah.[10] Ali Barid joined the other Deccan sultans in the Battle of Talikota against the Vijayanagar Empire in January 1565.
Later rulers[edit]
After his death in 1580, Ali Barid was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Barid, who ruled for seven years until his death in 1587.[11] He was succeeded by his younger brother Qasim Barid II.[12] After his death in 1591, he was succeeded by his infant son Ali Barid II, who was soon dethroned by one of his relative, Amir Barid II. In 1601, he was also overthrown by one of his relative, Mirza Ali Barid.
In 1609, he was succeeded by the last ruler, Amir Barid III,[12] who fought against the Mughals in 1616 under the leadership of Malik Ambar. In 1619, he was defeated by the Bijapur sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II. Bidar was annexed to Bijapur sultanate. Amir Barid III and his sons were brought to Bijapur and kept "under surveillance".[13]
Culture[edit]
The rulers patronized Persianate culture. Persian poetry is inscribed on their tombs.
Architecture[edit]
The Bidar Sultanate made considerable additions to the Bidar Fort. Their tombs are also located at Bidar.[14][15] The rulers employed Hindu architects and engineers for the construction of these buildings, which resulted in amalgamation of some Hindu features within the architecture of this period.[16]
Rulers[edit]
| Name | Reign |
|---|---|
| Qasim Barid I | 1489 – 1504 |
| Amir Barid I | 1504 – 1542[17] |
| Ali Barid Shah I | 1542 – 1580[18] |
| Ibrahim Barid Shah | 1580 – 1587 |
| Qasim Barid Shah II | 1587 – 1591 |
| Ali Barid Shah II | 1591 |
| Amir Barid Shah II | 1591 – 1601 |
| Mirza Ali Barid Shah III | 1601 – 1609 |
| Amir Barid Shah III | 1609 – 1619 |
Gallery[edit]
Calligraphy in coloured tiles
Ashtur Tombs
Tombs of Bidar Shahi kings at Barid Shahi Park in Bidar
Tombs at Barid Shahi Park in Bidar
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ For a map of their territory see: Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 39, 147. ISBN 0226742210.
- ^ Spooner & Hanaway 2012, p. 317.
- ^ Philon, Helen (2019). "Barīd Shāhīs". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.
- ^ "Barīd Shāhī dynasty | Muslim dynasty". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Sen 2013, p. 118.
- ^ Bosworth 1996, p. 324.
- ^ "India - Bahmanī consolidation of the Deccan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Haig 1928, pp. 431.
- ^ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 25.
- ^ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 13.
- ^ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 160.
- ^ a b Yazdani, 1947, pp. 14.
- ^ Majumdar 2007, p. 466-468.
- ^ Law, John. Modern Hyderabad (Deccan). pp. 15–17.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 26.
- ^ Haig 1928, pp. 429.
- ^ Haig 1928, pp. 681 & 683.
Bibliography[edit]
- Bosworth, C.E. (1996). The New Islamic Dynasties. Columbia University Press.
- Majumdar, R.C. (2007). The Mughul Empire. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
- Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books.
- Spooner, Brian; Hanaway, William L. (2012). Literacy in the Persianate World: Writing and the Social Order. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Yazdani, Ghulam (1947). Bidar, Its History and Monuments. Oxford University Press.
- Haig, Sir Wolseley (1928). The Cambridge History of India Volume III. Cambridge University Press.
External links[edit]
- Philon, Helen (2019). "Barīd Shāhīs". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.