Expansion of the Bahmani Sultanate (1430s)

Name: Expansion of the Bahmani Sultanate (1430s)
Start: 1431
End: 1440

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1431–1440

In the 1430s the Bahmani Sultanate under Ahmad Shah I continued expanding into the eastern Deccan, repeatedly fighting the Vijayanagara Empire at Rai…

Timeline

1431–1436Raichur fortress · KarnatakaIn the early 1430s Bahmani forces repeatedly attacked Vijayanagara-held border fortresses such as Raichur, and the two sides fought a prolonged war of attrition over the strategic corridors of the eastern Deccan.
1435–1440Gulbarga · KarnatakaAhmad Shah I consolidated administration and military systems at the capital, mobilized warrior classes across the Deccan's peoples, and maintained control over Telangana and the Kannada-speaking regions, laying the groundwork for further expansion.

Sources

History of the Bahmani Kingdom — H. K. Sherwani (1968)