Abul Muzaffar Ala Ud din Hasan Gangu Bahaman Shah

Abul Muzaffar Ala Ud din Bahaman Shah  History (1347 - 1358 A.D.)

Early life of Hasan -

Hasan was a native of Delhi, and he was serving a Brahmin named Gangu. One day while Hasan was tilling the land he was chanced to discover a pot full of Gold Coins. Honest Hasan handed over it to the master. Impressed with his honesty the master brought the fact to the notice of the Sultan. The sultan appointed him to the command of 100 horses. The Brahman who was an astrologer, prophesied Hasans future great position.

Soon after the coronation ceremony at Daulathabad, Bahaman Shah selected Gulbarga as his capital. Gulbarga remained as Bahamanis' capital from 1347 - 1425. (In 1425 Ahmad Shah wali shifted the capital to Bidar.)

Gulbarga was situated centrally in the Bhamani kingdom and it was able to command its Marathi, Kannada and Telugu areas effectively.

Bahaman shah send his army to Nasik to drive away the remnants of the Tughluq army in the Deccan and to show his new flag to the Hindu chiefs at Baglana, Akalkot, Bhum and Mundargi.

Episode of Ismail Mukh - Bahamanshah appointed Ismail Shah as the Jagirdar of Jamkhandi with a hope that he would sudue the hindu chiefs of that area. But Narayana a Hindu Chieftain of that area turned Ismail Mukh against Bahman shah. Soon Ismail Shah was poisoned by Narain himself. The vigorous measures taken by Bahman shah for the punishment of Narayana also enabled him to consolidate his rule in the present Bijapur Dist.

Next - Karhad and Kolhapur.

Bahaman shah also occupied Bhongir fort of Telangana.

Two Hindu neighbour kingdoms were Warangal under Kapaya Nayaka and Vijaya Nagara. Bahamana shah wanted to advance as far as Madhura which was a part of Tughluq empire.

1350 - Bahaman shah's first campaign against warangal. Kapayanayaka was defeated. Price of peace - Kaul.

Bahaman shah also invaded on Carnatic, but only the boarder areas.

Bahamana shah created aristocracy by creating titles like "Khan" and "Malik".

The titles which showed more influence were "Qutb ul mulk" and "Khvaja Jahan".

Highest title was "Amir-ul-Umara". This title was given to Ismail Mukh.

Diwan - Officer

Khazan - Treasurer

Shahnah - i - fil - Superintendent of Elephants

Dawat -dar - keeper of seals.

Sayyid-u;-hujjab - Lord Chaberlain

Chashnigir - Royal Taster.

Dabir - Royal Secretary

Hajib-i-qasabah - Constable of the city.

Tughluqs divided the Deccan into 4 parts (Shiqs). Bahaman shah continued the 4 divisions system but discontinued the term Shiq.

Bahaman shah died in 1358 and was succeeded by his son Muhammad Shah.

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