Expansion of the Bahmani Sultanate

Name: Expansion of the Bahmani Sultanate
Start: 1351
End: 1360

Type Event Region Deccan Time 1351–1360

In the 1350s the Bahmani Sultanate of the Deccan continued to expand from the foundation laid by Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah;…

Timeline

1351–1353Gulbarga · DeccanThe Bahmani Sultanate took Gulbarga (Ahsanabad) as its capital, consolidating central administration and military systems and integrating local Deccan Muslim nobles and Turkish commanders, laying the groundwork for outward expansion.
1353–1357Eastern Deccan Plateau · DeccanBahmani armies pushed eastward, conquering or compelling the submission of multiple local princes and extending their reach into Telangana and parts of Karnataka, where their sphere of influence first directly met that of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1357–1360Raichur Doab · DeccanBy around 1360 Bahmani and Vijayanagara forces clashed repeatedly along the southern Deccan frontier, contesting strategic places such as Raichur; a long-term standoff took shape, dividing Deccan politics into two camps.

The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans — Wolseley Haig (1928)
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bahmanī dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bahmani-dynasty