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Firuz Shah Bahmani

Type Figure Region India Time c. 1330–1422 Also known as Firoz Shah Bahmani、Firuz Shah、菲鲁兹·沙阿

Ninth sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (born c. 1330, reigned 1397–1422), noted for religious tolerance and city-building, he made Bidar his capital a…

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  1. c. 1330–1397Gulbarga · KarnatakaA member of the Bahmani royal house, he accumulated power amid court politics and military struggles, overthrowing the previous sultan Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah in September 1397 to take the throne.
  2. 1397–1422Bidar · KarnatakaMoved the capital to Bidar and undertook extensive building works, pursued a relatively tolerant religious policy, and repeatedly fought Vijayanagara and local Hindu powers, consolidating Bahmani hegemony in the northern Deccan.

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