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Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah

Type Figure Region Deccan Plateau Time c. 1270–1358 Also known as Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah、Alauddin Bahman Shah、Ala ud-Din Hasan Bahman Shah、Hasan Gangu

Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, born Hasan Gangu, was a Delhi Sultanate officer who declared independence in the Deccan in 1347, founding the Bahmani Sultana…

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  1. c. 1300–1346Deccan · DeccanHasan Gangu came from a Turkish or Indian Muslim officer family, long served in the Deccan, took part in suppressing local rebellions, and gradually accumulated military merit and regional power.
  2. 1347–1351Gulbarga · GulbargaIn 1347 Hasan declared independence in the Deccan, took the title Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, established the Bahmani Sultanate with its capital at Gulbarga, and named the state after the Persian legendary figure Bahman, marking the formal emergence of an Islamic polity in the Deccan.
  3. 1352–1358Gulbarga · GulbargaDuring his reign he enfeoffed his sons as provincial governors, built fortresses and mosques, and dealt with the Tughluq dynasty of North India and the Vijayanagara polity to the south, consolidating the territory and institutional framework of the independent Deccan sultanate.

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