Fragmentation of the Bahmani Sultanate (1501–1510)

Timeline

1. 1501–1505Bidar · KarnatakaIn the late Bahmani Sultanate, the central court's control over provincial military governors declined; tax collection and troop deployments were often resisted locally, and the sultan's decrees applied over an ever-narrower scope.
2. 1503–1510Deccan Plateau · Deccan PlateauGovernors of Bidar, Ahmadnagar, Bijapur, Golconda, and Berar each maintained their own armies, formed alliances or waged war against one another, and became de facto independent political entities.
3. 1507–1510Deccan Plateau · Deccan PlateauBy around 1510, the five regional powers had firmly secured their respective territories, frequently fighting both the Vijayanagara Empire and each other; the Bahmani Sultanate's nominal unity could no longer be sustained.