List of Bahmani Sultans

The Bahmani Sultanate (c. 1347–1527) was a Muslim empire that ruled the Deccan Plateau in Southern India.^[1]

Maximum expansion of Bahmani Sultanate

The kingdom came to power in 1347, when it was established by Zafar Khan. The Bahmani Sultanate shared border with neighboring rival Vijayanagara Empire.^[2] The Sultanate would begin its decline under the reign of Mahmood Shah. In 1518, the Bahmani Sultanate split up into the Deccan sultanates, ending its 180-year rule over the Deccan.^[3][4]

Family tree

Bahmani dynasty

Ala ud-Din Bahman Shah I (1) r. 1347-1358 Muhammad Shah I (2) r. 1358-1375 Mahmud Dawud Mujahid Shah (3) r. 1375-1378 Dawud Shah (4) r. 1378 Muhammad Shah II (5) r. 1378-1397 Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah (8) r. 1397-1422 Ahmad Shah I Wali (9) r. 1422-1436 Ghiyath ud-Din Shah (6) r. 1397 Shams ud-Din Shah (7) r. 1397 Mubarak Ala ud-Din Ahmad Shah II (10) r. 1436-1458 Nargis Begum Humayun Shah Zalim (11) r. 1458-1461 Nizam ud-Din Ahmad Shah III (12) r. 1461-1463 Muhammad Shah III Lashkari (13) r. 1463-1482 Mahmud Shah (14) r. 1482-1518 Ahmed Shah IV (15) r. 1518-1520 Waliullah Shah (17) r. 1523-1526 Kalimullah Shah (18) r. 1526-1527 Ala ud-Din Shah II (16) r. 1520-1523

List of Bahmani Shahs

Titular Name	Personal Name	Reign
Independence from Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Shah Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah	Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah I	3 August 1347 – 11 February 1358
Shah	Mohammad Shah I	11 February 1358 – 21 April 1375
Shah Ala-ud-Din Mujahid Shah	Mujahid Shah	21 April 1375 – 16 April 1378
Shah	Daud Shah Bahmani	16 April 1378 – 21 May 1378
Shah	Mohammad Shah II	21 May 1378 – 20 April 1397
Shah	Ghiyath-ad-din Shah	20 April 1397 – 14 June 1397
Shah	Shams-ud-Din Shah Puppet King Under Lachin Khan Turk	14 June 1397 – 15 November 1397
Shah Taj-ud-Din Feroze Shah	Feroze Shah	24 November 1397 – 1 October 1422
Shah	Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani	1 October 1422 – 17 April 1436
Shah Ala-ud-Din Ahmed Shah	Ala-ud-Din II Ahmed Shah Bahmani	17 April 1436 – 6 May 1458
Shah Ala-ud-Din Humayun Shah	Humayun Shah Zalim Bahmani	7 May 1458 – 4 September 1461
Shah	Nizam Shah Bahmani	4 September 1461 – 30 July 1463
Shah Muhammad Shah Lashkari	Muhammad Shah Bahmani III	30 July 1463 – 26 March 1482
Vira Shah	Mahmood Shah Bahmani II Puppet King Under Nizam-ul-Mulk Bahri	26 March 1482 – 27 December 1518
Shah	Ahmed Shah Bahmani II Puppet King Under Amir Barid I	27 December 1518 – 15 December 1520
Shah	Ala-ud-Din Shah Bahmani II Puppet King Under Amir Barid I	28 December 1520 – 5 March 1522
Shah	Waliullah Shah Bahmani Puppet King Under Amir Barid I	5 March 1522 – 1526
Shah	Kaleemullah Shah Bahmani Puppet King Under Amir Barid I	1525–1527
Dissolution of the Sultanate into five Kingdoms namely; Bidar Sultanate; Ahmednagar Sultanate; Bijapur Sultanate; Golconda Sultanate and Berar Sultanate.

See also

• Vijayanagara Empire
• Bahmani Sultanate
• Deccan Sultanates
• List of Vijayanagara emperors
• List of Indian monarchs
• History of Karnataka