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'''Asad Khan''' (died 1549), earlier named '''Yusuf Lari''', was a noble and general of the [[Sultanate of Bijapur]]. As a wealthy official and head of the sultanate's military, he played a crucial role in the installment of [[Mallu Adil Shah]], his overthrow from power six months later, and later the unsuccessful deposition of [[Ibrahim Adil Shah I]].{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=143}}<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born outside the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] a Turkman{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=139}}{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=139, n. 86}} from Persia,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Iranica]]|title=ʿĀDELŠĀHĪS|url=https://iranicaonline.org/articles/adelsahis-a-dynasty|first=Richard M.|last=Eaton|author-link=Richard M. Eaton|date=2011|quote=Thus the dynasty’s entire history is replete with Iranian generals, ministers, diplomats, governors, and cavalrymen enjoying royal patronage. Some of the more prominent include Asad Khan Lārī}}</ref> Yusuf Lari{{efn|According to historian [[Emma J. Flatt]], "Yusuf Lari" was a [[slave name]] referring to his owner and place of origin{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=139, n. 86}}}}{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=139}} was brought to the region as a slave and entered into the service of [[Yusuf Adil Shah]] of the [[Sultanate of Bijapur]]. He assisted in deposing the regent of [[Ismail Adil Shah|Yusuf's designated successor]], Kamal Khan,{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=139}} who had pushed [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] practices upon the sultanate, oppressed Yusuf Lari's affiliated ''afaqis'' court faction, and later abused his power. This provided for Yusuf Lari's accession to leadership of the afaqis,<ref name="EIca"/> and as a reward for his efforts, he was given charge of the estate of the heavily fortified [[Belgaum]], while he received the title he is commonly referred to, Asad Khan. Administration of Belgaum, a valuable point of trade, greatly increased Asad Khan's wealth, while he gained further riches pursuing campaigns as the ''[[ispahsalar]]'' (senior commander) of Bijapur's military.{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=139}} <br />
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In 1518, he aided in the construction of a mosque, called the ''Masjid Safa'', in his [[jagir]] of Belgaum. A joint Persian–Arabic inscription attests his ownership of the fort and creation of the mosque.<ref name="EIca">{{Encyclopaedia Islamica|title= ʿĀdil-Shāhīs|first=Huda Seyyed|last=Hussein-zadeh|translator=Keven Brown|url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/ISLO/COM-0179.xml|year=2015}}</ref><br />
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His influence as a highly potent official gave him sway in dynastic politics,{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=140}} through which he was able to guarantee the accession of [[Mallu Adil Shah]] to the throne in 1534. Switching sides half a year later from Mallu's realised incompetence, he supported the deposition of Mallu in place of [[Ibrahim Adil Shah I]].<ref name="EIca"/>{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=140}}<br />
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Under the reign of Ibrahim, Asad Khan was given the role of prime minister, and openly defied the statewide decree of the sultan changing the religion in the sultanate to [[Sunni Islam]], following [[Shia Islam|Shiism]].{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=140}} Plots were sprung up against him twice, purporting of his alleged future misdeeds against the sultanate, both of which Ibrahim fell victim to believing:{{sfn|Flatt|2019|pp=140–141}} the first in 1540 saw Asad Khan's rival Yusuf Turk allege that he, along with his land of Belgaum, were to defect to the [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate]] in outrage of the state's change in doctrinal creed. He fled to Belgaum, being pursued by Yusuf Turk and Ibrahim, but through a prolonged conflict involving multiple of the [[Deccan sultanates]],{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=140}}{{sfn|Shyam|1966|pp=86–87}} was able to retain it and ultimately have land gained from the now-imprisoned Yusuf Turk by someone of similar interests as he.{{sfn|Flatt|2019|p=140}} In 1543, a coalition was formed by Asad Khan of Ahmadnagar, [[Bidar Sultanate|Bidar]], and Bijapur to depose Ibrahim from power; the sultan took notice of this, and a drawn-out, but ultimately unsuccessful affair ensued putting on display Asad Khan's influence, not restricted to the borders of the Bijapur Sultanate.{{sfn|Flatt|2019|pp=141–144}}<br />
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Asad Khan died in 1549, and retained Belgaum his whole career. [[Burhan Nizam Shah I]] of Ahmadnagar took advantage of Asad Khan's death and invaded Bijapur soon after.{{sfn|Shyam|1966|p=89}}<br />
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*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HDGdDwAAQBAJ|title=The Courts of the Deccan Sultanates: Living Well in the Persian Cosmopolis|first=Emma J.|last=Flatt|date=2019|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781108481939}}<br />
*{{cite book|first=Radhey|last=Shyam|date=1966|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5C4hBqKdkEsC|title=The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=9788120826519}}<br />
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