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Friday, August 10, 2018

Ala ud din Ahmad


Ala ud din Ahmad 1436 - 1458
Ala ud din Ahmad was a Bahamani Sultan.

After the death of Ahmad Shah Vali his son Ala ud din Ahmad succeeded to the throne. On Ahmad Shah Vali tomb he build a magnificent dome and the wall of the dome was decorated with floral and calligraphic designs. An interesting fact about the tomb was every year a fair is conducted near it in honour of the vali, by the priests of Lingayat sect.

Invaded on the Raja of Samgameshwar. The defeated Sangameshwar offered his most beautiful daughter in marriage to sultan. The lady is known to history as Pari-Chehra / Ziba Chehra (Fairy Face). She became the sultan's favourite Queen. Sultan's first queen's father Nasir Khan of Kandesh became hostile against Alauddin Ahmad.
His brother in law Jalal Khan declared himself as the lord of Telinagana and took shelter in the fortress of Nalgonda. Ala ud din Ahmad himself marched towards the fortress of Nalgonda. He sent his son Sikander to secure the help of Sulthan Muhammad Khilji of Malwa.


King is the shadow of the God on the earth. But only Mujahid Shah Bahamani (1375 - 78) claimed this distinction.

Bahaman Shah - Founder - acknowledged the theoretical supremacy of the Abbasi Caliphat. He had black canopy over his throne in the Abbasid Fashion. On his coins he styled himself as "right hand man of the Caliphate".

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