Founding of the Bahmani Sultanate

Name: Founding of the Bahmani Sultanate
Start: 1347

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1347

In 1347, Hasan Gangu, the former Delhi Sultanate's governor of the Deccan, raised a banner of independence at Gulbarga, founding the Bahmani Sultanat…

Timeline

1347Deccan region · DeccanAs Delhi Sultanate authority declined under Muhammad bin Tughluq, Hasan Gangu, long stationed in the Deccan, openly refused continued allegiance to Delhi and declared an independent polity in the Deccan.
1347Gulbarga · KarnatakaHasan took the title of sultan at Gulbarga (Ahsanabad), chose the name 'Bahmani' to commemorate his Persian lineage, and made the city the capital of the new sultanate, beginning to integrate Deccan Muslim nobles and local powers.

Sources

Bahmani Sultanate https://www.britannica.com/place/Bahmani-sultanate
The Cambridge History of India, Volume 3: Turks and Afghans — Wolseley Haig (1928)