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Ahmad Shah II

Type Figure Region Deccan Plateau Time c. 1436–1458 Also known as Ahmad Shah II (Bahmani)

Tenth Bahmani sultan (1436–1458) who ruled from Bidar, pressed Vijayanagara militarily, and saw provincial governors erode central authority.

Timeline

  1. 1436–1445Bidar · KarnatakaAfter his father Ahmad Shah I died in 1436, the young Ahmad Shah II ascended the throne under regents and court nobles. He centered government at Bidar, continued military pressure on the Vijayanagara Empire, and began expanding palaces and mosques.
  2. 1445–1458Deccan Plateau · Deccan PlateauIn his later years Ahmad Shah II maintained a military standoff with Vijayanagara along the Maratha and Karnataka frontiers while greatly expanding the Bidar fortress and religious buildings. Provincial governors grew ever stronger, and central control over the Deccan provinces weakened. He died in 1458; his son Humayun Shah succeeded him, and the sultanate entered fiercer succession struggles.

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