Vijayanagar Empire & Bahmani Sultanate

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  • By the end of the Sultanate Period, Multan and Bengal were the first territories to break away from the Delhi and declared independent.
  • Many other territories in the Deccan region also rose to power.

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Virupaksha Temple, Hampi

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Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1672)

  • Harihara and Bukka founded the Vijayanagar Empire in 1336.
  • It was on the southern banks of Tungabhadra river.
  • They made Hampi as the capital city.
  • Before they served under Kakatiya ruler of Warangal.

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Vijayanagar Empire was Ruled by

  • Sangama dynasty
  • Saluva dynasty
  • Tuluva dynasty
  • Aravidu dynasty

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Harihara  (1336–56)

  • In 1336 Harihara became the ruler of Sangama Dynasty.
  • By 1346, the whole of the Hoyasala kingdom had passed into the hands of the Vijayanagar rulers.
  • By 1377, the sultanate of Madurai was completely wiped out.
  • Vijayanagar empire then comprised the whole of south India upto Rameswaram.
  • Bagepalli Copper Plate Inscription of Harihara I tells us about his achievements.
  • In 1356 Bukka succeeded Harihara.

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Deva Raya (1406–22)

  • Deva Raya was able to make alliance and defeated Firoz Shah of Bahmani and annexed the entire territory up to the mouth of the Krishna.
  • A Venetian tourist Nicolo Conti visited his court.
  • Hazare Rama temple was constructed during his rule.
  • Madhura, a noted Jain poet, was in his court.
  • Madhura wrote the Dharmanathapurana on the life of the 15th Jain Tirthankar in Kannada.

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Deva Raya II  (1424–46)

  • Deva Raya II was the greatest ruler of the Sangama dynasty.
  • He acquired the title of Gajabetegara.
  • In order to strengthen his army, he inducted more Muslims in his army.
  • He asked all his Hindu soldiers and officers to learn the art of archery from Muslim army.
  • Srirangam copper plates of Deva Raya Il list the various achievements of the ruler.
  • Sanskrit poet Gunda Dimdima and Telugu poet Kavisarvabhauma Srinatha, author of Haravilasam, was in his court.
  • Persian traveller Abdur Razzak visited his court.

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Saluva and Tuluva Dynasty

  • After some time of the death of Dev Raya II the throne was usurped by the king’s  minister, Saluva Narasimha.
  • Thus the Sangama dynasty came to an end and the Saluva dynasty was established.
  • The Saluva dynasty also soon came to an end, and a new dynasty called the Tuluva dynasty was founded by Vira Narasimha.

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Vittala Temple, Hampi

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Krishna deva Raya  (1509-29)

  • Krishnadeva Raya of the Tuluva dynasty was the most famous king of the Vijayanagar Empire.
  • He assumed the title of ‘Yavanarajyasthapanacharya’ (Establisher of the Yavanaor Muslim kingdom).
  • In 1523 he captured Orissa and Warangal.
  • He built large tanks and canals for irrigation.
  • He maintained friendly relationship with the Portuguese governor, Albuquerque.
  • Portuguese traveler Domingo Paes and Barbosa visited his court.
  • He was known as ‘Andhra Bhoja’.
  • Eight eminent luminaries in literature known as Ashtadiggajas were at his court.
  • He wrote Amuktamalyada in Telugu.
  • Allasani Peddana, the author of Manucharitram, he was also known as Andhra Kavitapitamaha.

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Achyuta Deva Raya (1529 – 42)

  • Achyuta Deva Raya was the younger brother of Krishna Deva Raya.
  • Portuguese traveler, Fernoa Nuniz, came to India during his reign.
  • He patronised the Kannada poet Chatu Vittalanatha, the great singer and composer Purandaradasa (father of Carnatic music), and the Sanskrit scholar Rajanatha Dindima II.
  • The Tiruvengalanatha temple, which is now popularly known as Achyutaraya temple.
  • Tenali Rama, the author of Panduranga Mahatyam also was a famous poet of this region.

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Rama Raja

  • Ram raja was a son-in-law of Krishna Deva Raya.
  • He was able to playoff various Muslim power against one another.
  • He entered into a commercial treaty with the Portuguese.
  • Ram Raja completely defeated the Bijapur ruler.
  • Then he allied himself with the Bijapur ruler to inflict humiliating defeats on Golconda and Ahmednagar.
  • However, his enemies (except Berar) ultimately combined to inflict a crushing defeat on Vijayanagar at Bannihatti, in Battle of Talikota, in 1565.
  • This battle is also known as the Battle of Raksasa Tangadi.
  • Rama Raja was imprisoned and immediately executed.

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Trade and Commerce

  • According to Abdur Razzak, state had 300 sea ports.
  • Most important commercial area on the west coast was Malabar, with its important port Cannanore.

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Position of Women

  • Women occupied a high position and took an active part in political, social and literary life of the empire.
  • They were educated and trained in wrestling, in the use of various weapons of offence and defence, in music and fine arts.
  • Nuniz writes that the kings had women astrologers, clerks, accountants, guards and wrestlers.

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Bahmani Sultanate (1347-1526)

Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah (1347-58)

  • Also known as Hasan Gangu was the founder of Bahmani Kingdom.
  • He was a Turkish officer of Devagiri under Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
  • His sultanate stretched from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal, included the whole of Deccan up to the river Krishna
  • Capital at Gulbarga.

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Muhammad Shah-I (1358-77)

  • He was an able general and administrator.
  • He defeated Kapaya Nayaks of Warangal and the Vijayanagar ruler Bukka-I.

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Firoz Shah Bahmani (1397-1422)

  • He defeated the Vijayanagar ruler Deva Raya I.

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Ahmad Shah Wali (1422-35)

  • Ahmad Shah Wali conquered the kingdom of Warangal.
  • He changed his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar.

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Muhammad Shah-lll (1463-82)

  • In 1463 Muhammad Shah-lll became the Sultan at the age of nine
  • Muhammad Gawan became the regent of the infant ruler.
  • Under Muhammad Gawan’s able leadership the Bahmani kingdom became very powerful.

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Muhammad Gawan

  • He was the vakil as well as the wazir of Muhammad Shah Ill between 1463-81.
  • He improved the administration, systematized finances, encouraged public education, reformed the revenue system, disciplined the army and eliminated corruption.
  • In 1481 Muhammad Gawan persecuted by the Deccan Muslims who were jealous of him and sentenced to death by Muhammad Shah.
  • He introduced the use of gunpowder in the war against the Vijayanagar kings in Belgaum.

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Breck up of the Bahmani kingdom

Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar (1490-1633)

  • Founded by Ahmad Bahri.
  • Later in 1633 Ahmadnagar was conquered and annexed by Shah Jahan in 1633.
  • Malik Ambar was a popular Prime Minister of the Ahmadnagar, also pioneer in guerilla warfare.
  • Sultana Chand Bibi defended Ahmednagar against the Mughal forces of Akbar in 1595.
  • She acted as Regent of Bijapur during the minority of Ibrahim Adil Shah II.

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Adil Shahi Dynasty of Bijapur (1490-1686)

  • Adil Shahi Dynasty was founded by Yusuf Adil Shah.
  • Muhammed Adil Shah (1627-1656 ) built Gol Gumbaz, a tomb with the world’s one of the largest dome at Bijapur.
  • It is also famous for the so-called ‘Whispering Gallery’.
  • Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1580–1627) is known as Jagadguru Badshah.
  • He was tolerant towards other religion.
  • Adil Shahi Dynasty was later conquered and annexed by Aurangzeb in 1686.

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Imad Shahis of Berar (1490-1574)

  • Founded by Fatullah Khan Imad-ul-mulk.
  • Later it was conquered and annexed by one of the Nizam Shahi rulers of Ahmadnagar.

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Qutub Shahi Dynasty of Golconda (1518-1687)

  • Founded by Quli Qutub Shah who built the famous Golconda fort and made it his capital.
  • Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah, was the greatest of all, and he founded the city of Hyderabad.
  • He also built the famous Charminar in it.
  • The kingdom was later annexed by Aurangzeb in 1687.

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Barid Shahis of Bidar (1528-1619)

  • Founded by Ali Barid.
  • It was later annexed by the Adil Shah of Bijapur.

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Golconda Fort

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Vijayanagar – Bahmani Conflict

  • The conflict was over the control of the Raichur doab.
  • Raichur doab is between rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra.
  • This area was fertile and rich in mineral resources.
  • The famous diamond mines of Golconda were located in the eastern part of the doab region.
  • Krishna–Godavari basin is very fertile, and foreign trade cab controlled from here.
  • The Marathwada region was extremely fertile and included with it the port of Goa.
  • Port of Goa was an important outlet for export as well as import, especially of horses from Iraq and Iran.
  • The Conflict started on a large scale in 1367 during the reign of Bukka I.
  • He assaulted the fortress of Mudkal in the disputed Tungabhadra doab and slaughtered the entire garrison.
  • The war dragged on for several months, but the Bahmani Sultan could neither capture the Raja nor his capital.
  • Finally, both sides were exhausted, and concluded a treaty which restored the old positions.
  • The reign of Deva Raya I began with a renewed fight for the Tungabhadra doab.
  • He was defeated by the Bahmani ruler, Firoz Shah.
  • The conflict ended up with the Battle of Talikota in 1565.

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