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{{See also|Bidar (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|Late mediaeval Indian kingdom (1492–1619)}}
{{More citations needed|date = February 2016}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], which ruled from Bidar}}
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|conventional_long_name = Bidar Sultanate<br>Barid Shahi dynasty
| conventional_long_name = Sultanate of Bidar
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| year_start            = 1492
|year_end              = 1619
| year_end              = 1619
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| image_map_caption      = Bidar Sultanate in the 1525, with neighbouring polities.<ref>For a map of their territory see: {{cite book |last1=Schwartzberg |first1=Joseph E. |title=A Historical atlas of South Asia |date=1978 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |pages=39, 147 |isbn=0226742210 |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=076 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |access-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206065341/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=076 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| religion              = '''State religion:'''<br />[[Sunni Islam]]<ref name="EI3">{{EI3 | doi =10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_25225 | last = Philon | first = Helen | title = Barīd Shāhīs | year = 2019 |quote="Qāsim Barīdī, a Sunnī Turk in the service of Maḥmūd Shāh Bahmān..."}}</ref>{{sfn|Burton-Page|1970|p=64}}
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----'''Other:'''<br />[[Religion in South Asia|Other religions in South Asia]]
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'''Bidar sultanate''' was one of the [[Deccan sultanates]] of late medieval southern [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Barid-Shahi-dynasty|title=Barīd Shāhī dynasty {{!}} Shia Muslim dynasty|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>
The '''Sultanate of Bidar'''<ref group=n>{{langx|fa|{{nq|برید شاهیان}}}}</ref> was an [[early modern]] Indian polity, ruled by the '''Barid Shahi dynasty''' that ruled a territory in the central [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] centred at [[Bidar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Barid-Shahi-dynasty|title=Barīd Shāhī dynasty {{!}} Muslim dynasty|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> As one of the five [[Deccan sultanates]], the sultanate's initial territory corresponded to that of one of the five provinces of the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], and under the rule of [[Qasim Barid I]] in 1492 assumed de facto control of state affairs of the Bahmani Sultanate. Leadership passed to his sons; [[Amir Barid I]] in 1504 and [[Ali Barid Shah I]] in 1542. Starting from the 1580s as a result of Ali's death, a wave of successions occurred in the rulership of the dynasty which ended in 1609 under the last sultan, Amir Barid III. He was eventually defeated in 1619 by [[Ibrahim Adil Shah II]] of the [[Sultanate of Bijapur]], who annexed the territory of the Bidar Sultanate into his realm.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Barid Shahi 05.jpg|thumb|290px|[[Barid Shahi tombs|Tombs of the Bidar Shahi sultans]] at Barid Shahi Park in [[Bidar]]]]
<!---1426 Bidar King recognised: Karniks belonging to CKP caste ... see under CKP in Wikipedia leaving up to scholars to incorporate outstanding quality of administrators in Bidar...Krishna Prakash Bahadur, Sukhdev Singh Chib (1977). The Castes, Tribes & Culture of India: Western Maharashtra & Gujarat. Ess Ess Publications. p. 27. A sanad was bestowed on one Parashurama Prabhu Karnik in 1426 by the Bidar king...They showed remarkable valour and loyalty, and were one of the chief sources of strength to Shivaji Maharaj..so useful did Shivaji Maharaj find them, that at one stage he dismissed all the Brahmins from their high posts and replaced them by Kayastha Prabhus...... remarkable inasmuch as they were equally good warriors, statesmen and writer-->


=== Qasim Barid and Amir Barid ===
=== Qasim Barid and Amir Barid ===
The sultanate was founded in 1492 by [[Qasim Barid I]],{{sfn|Sen|2013|p=118}} who was Georgian enslaved by Turks.{{sfn|Bosworth|1996|p=324}} or Turk origin He joined the service of the [[Bahmani sultanate|Bahmani]] sultān Muhammad Shah III. He started his career as a ''sar-naubat'' but later became the ''mir-jumla'' (prime minister) of the Bahmani sultanate. During the reign of Mahmud Shah Bahmani (r.1482 – 1518), he became the de facto ruler.
The sultanate was founded in 1492 by [[Qasim Barid I]],{{sfn|Sen|2013|p=118}} who was a Turk.<ref>Khan, Iqtidar Alam. [https://books.google.com/books?id=pzZFUcDpDzsC&dq=qutb+shahi+turkish+origin&pg=PP1 Historical dictionary of medieval India. No. 20.] Scarecrow Press, 2008."The founder of the Barid Shahi dynasty of Bidar was the son of a Bahmani noble of Turkish origin, Qasim Barid"</ref><ref>Bolar, Varija R. [https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/257310 "Turks in Karnataka."] International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 4, no. 1 (2012): 419-428.“The Barid Shahi kingdom was established by a Turk named Qasim Barid who had come to Bidar in 1463 AD”</ref><ref>Ali, Shanti Sadiq. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-3CPc22nMqIC&pg=PA51 The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times.] Orient Blackswan, 1996.“It may be noted here that Qasim Barid, the Kotwal of Bidar, though of Turkish origin succeeded in imposing his influence on Sultan Shihabu'd-din Mahmad”</ref><ref>Syed, Muzaffar H. [https://books.google.com/books?id=US5gEAAAQBAJ&pg=PP37 History of Indian Nation: Medieval India. Vol. 2.] KK Publications, 2022. p.37. “that he left the administration in the hands of one Turk noble, Qasim Barid.”</ref> {{sfn|Bosworth|1996|p=324}} He joined the service of the [[Bahmani Sultanate|Bahmani]] Sultan [[Muhammad Shah III Lashkari|Muhammad Shah III]]. He started his career as a ''sar-naubat'', and was made kotwal of Bidar by [[Nizam Shahi dynasty|Nizam-ul-Mulk Bahri]], for helping the [[Deccanis]] in the massacre of the foreign population at Bidar.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZJEAQAAIAAJ&q=bidar+massacre |title= Maharashtra State Gazetteers. History: Mediaeval period, by B.G. Kunte.- pt. 3. Maratha period, by J. Sarkar and others |author= J. Sarkar |publisher=  Maharashtra (India). Gazetteers Department |page=214 |date=1972 }}</ref> However, he later became the ''mir-jumla'' (prime minister) of the Bahmani Sultanate. During the reign of [[Mahmood Shah Bahmani II]] (r. 1482 – 1518), he became the de facto ruler of the Bahmani Sultanate.{{sfn|Majumdar|1974|p=466}}


After his death in 1504, his son [[Amir Barid I|Amir Barid]] became the prime minister and controlled the administration of the Bahmani sultanate.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} After the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, he was succeeded by four sultans, one after another, but they were mere puppets in the hands of Amir Barid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/India|title=India - Bahmanī consolidation of the Deccan|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>{{sfn|Haig|1928|pp=431}}
After the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, he was succeeded by four sultans, one after another, but they were mere puppets in the hands of Amir Barid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/India|title=India - Bahmanī consolidation of the Deccan|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>{{sfn|Haig|1928|pp=431}}


When the last Bahmani ruler Kalimullah fled to Bidar in 1527, Amir Barid became practically independent.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} But he never assumed any royal title.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=25}}
When the last Bahmani ruler Kalimullah fled to Bidar in 1527, [[Amir Barid I]] became practically independent, as his de jure suzerain's state ceased to exist.{{sfn|Majumdar|1974|p=466}} However, he never assumed any royal title.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=25}}


=== Ali Barid Shah ===
=== Ali Barid Shah ===
In 1542, he was succeeded by his son [[Ali Barid Shah I]], who was the first to assume the royal title of ''Shah''.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=13}} Ali Barid joined the other Deccan sultans in the [[battle of Talikota]] against the [[Vijaynagar Empire]] in January, 1565.
In 1542, Amir was succeeded by his son [[Ali Barid Shah I]], who was the first to assume the royal title of ''Shah''.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=13}} Ali Barid joined the other Deccan sultans in the [[Battle of Talikota]] against the [[Vijaynagar Empire|Vijayanagar Empire]] in January 1565.{{sfn|Majumdar|1974|p=467}}


=== Later rulers ===
=== Later rulers ===
After his death in 1580, Ali Barid was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Barid, who ruled for seven years until his death in 1587.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=160}} He was succeeded by his younger brother Qasim Barid II.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=14}} After his death in 1591, he was succeeded by his infant son Ali Barid II, who was soon dethroned by one of his relative, Amir Barid II. In 1601, he was also overthrown by one of his relative, Mirza Ali Barid.
After his death in 1580, Ali Barid was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Barid, who ruled for seven years until his death in 1587.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=160}} He was succeeded by his younger brother Qasim Barid II.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=14}} After his death in 1591, he was succeeded by his infant son Ali Barid II, who was soon dethroned by one of his relative, Amir Barid II. In 1601, he was also overthrown by one of his relative, Mirza Ali Barid.


In 1609, he was succeeded by the last ruler, Amir Barid III,{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=14}} who fought against the Mughals in 1616 under the leadership of [[Malik Ambar]]. In 1619, he was defeated by the [[Bijapur Sultanate|Bijapur]] sultan [[Ibrahim Adil Shah II]]. Bidar was annexed to Bijapur sultanate. Amir Barid III and his sons were brought to [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]] and kept "under surveillance"{{sfn|Majumdar|2007|p=466-468}}
In 1609, he was succeeded by the last ruler, Amir Barid III,{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=14}} who fought against the Mughals in 1616 under the leadership of [[Malik Ambar]]. In 1619, he was defeated by the [[Bijapur Sultanate|Bijapur]] sultan [[Ibrahim Adil Shah II]]. Bidar was annexed to Bijapur sultanate. Amir Barid III and his sons were brought to [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]] and kept "under surveillance".{{sfn|Majumdar|1974|pp=466–468}}


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
The rulers patronized [[Persianate society|Persianate]] culture. Persian poetry is inscribed on their tombs.
{{See also|Deccan sultanates#Bidar}}


===Architecture===
===Architecture===
{{See also|Barid Shahi tombs}}
{{See also|Barid Shahi tombs}}


The Bidar Sultanate made considerable additions to the [[Bidar Fort]]. Their tombs are also located at Bidar.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Hyderabad_(Deccan)/Chapter_2|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|last=Law|first=John|pages=15–17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5887/|title=Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228210923/https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5887/|archive-date=2018-02-28|url-status=live|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> The rulers employed Hindu architects and engineers for the construction of these buildings, which resulted in amalgamation of some Hindu features within the architecture of this period.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=26}}
The Bidar Sultanate made considerable additions to the [[Bidar Fort]]. Their tombs, the [[Barid Shahi tombs]], were their main architectural pursuits, and are also located at Bidar.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Hyderabad_(Deccan)/Chapter_2|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|last=Law|first=John|pages=15–17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5887/|title=Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228210923/https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5887/|archive-date=2018-02-28|url-status=live|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>{{sfn|Mitchell|Zebrowski|1999|p=14}} The rulers employed Hindu architects and engineers for the construction of these buildings, which resulted in amalgamation of some Hindu features within the architecture of this period.{{sfn|Yazdani, 1947|pp=26}}


==Rulers==
==Rulers==
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Entrance to the Bidar Fort.JPG|Bidar Fort near the entrance.
File:Frescoed calligraphy.jpg|Calligraphy in coloured tiles
File:Frescoed calligraphy.jpg|Calligraphy in coloured tiles
File:Chaukhandi_bidar.jpg|Ashtur Tombs
File:Chaukhandi_bidar.jpg|Ashtur Tombs
File:BIADR FORT (inside view garden).jpg|[[Bidar Fort|Bidar Fort (inside view garden)]]
File:BIADR FORT (inside view garden).jpg|[[Bidar Fort|Bidar Fort (inside view garden)]]
File:Fort Garden bidar.jpg|[[Bidar Fort|Fort Garden Bidar]]
File:Barid Shahi 05.jpg|Tombs of Bidar Shahi kings at Barid Shahi Park in [[Bidar]]
File:Barid Shahi 04.jpg|Tombs of Bidar Shahi kings at Barid Shahi Park in [[Bidar]]
File:Barid Shahi 04.jpg|Tombs of Bidar Shahi kings at Barid Shahi Park in [[Bidar]]
File:Barid Shahi 03.jpg|Tombs at Barid Shahi Park in [[Bidar]]
File:Barid Shahi 03.jpg|Tombs at Barid Shahi Park in [[Bidar]]
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Shi'a Muslims dynasties]]
*[[List of Shi'a Muslims dynasties]]
*[[List of Turkic dynasties and countries]]
*[[Battle of Talikota]]
*[[Battle of Talikota]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|group=n}}


=== Citations ===
=== Citations ===
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
 
*{{cite book |title=The New Islamic Dynasties |last=Bosworth |first=C.E. |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=1996 |author-link=Clifford Edmund Bosworth}}
*{{cite book |title=The New Islamic Dynasties |last=Bosworth |first=C.E. |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=1996 }}
*{{cite book |chapter=The Sultanates of the Deccan, Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries |first=J. |last=Burton-Page |pages=63–66 |editor-first1=Ann K.S. |editor-last1=Lambton |editor-first2=Bernard |editor-last2=Lewis |editor-first3=Peter Malcolm |editor-last3=Holt |title=The Cambridge History of Islam |volume=2A |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1970 }}
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*{{cite book|last1 = Mitchell|first1 = George|first2 = Mark |last2 = Zebrowski|title = Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates (The New Cambridge History of India Vol. I:7)|publisher = Cambridge University Press| year = 1999| location = Cambridge| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ju1XvgAACAAJ| isbn = 0-521-56321-6}}
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*{{cite book |title=Bidar, Its History and Monuments |author-link=Ghulam Yazdani |last=Yazdani |first=Ghulam |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.279710/page/n1 |year=1947 |publisher=Oxford University Press |ref={{sfnref|Yazdani, 1947}}}}
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==External links==
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Not to be confused with the Bahmani Sultanate, which ruled from Bidar.

Sultanate of Bidar
1492–1619
Template:South Asia in 1525 CE
Bidar Sultanate in the 1525, with neighbouring polities.[1]
CapitalBidar
Common languagesPersian (official)[2]
Deccani Urdu
Religion
State religion:
Sunni Islam[3][4]
Other:
Other religions in South Asia
GovernmentMonarchy
Sultan 
• 1489 – 1504
Qasim Barid I
• 1609 – 1619
Amir Barid Shah III (last)
History 
• Established
1492
• Disestablished
1619
CurrencyMohur
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Bahmani Sultanate
Bijapur Sultanate
Today part ofIndia

The Sultanate of Bidar[n 1] was an early modern Indian polity, ruled by the Barid Shahi dynasty that ruled a territory in the central Deccan centred at Bidar.[5] As one of the five Deccan sultanates, the sultanate's initial territory corresponded to that of one of the five provinces of the Bahmani Sultanate, and under the rule of Qasim Barid I in 1492 assumed de facto control of state affairs of the Bahmani Sultanate. Leadership passed to his sons; Amir Barid I in 1504 and Ali Barid Shah I in 1542. Starting from the 1580s as a result of Ali's death, a wave of successions occurred in the rulership of the dynasty which ended in 1609 under the last sultan, Amir Barid III. He was eventually defeated in 1619 by Ibrahim Adil Shah II of the Sultanate of Bijapur, who annexed the territory of the Bidar Sultanate into his realm.

History[edit | edit source]

Tombs of the Bidar Shahi sultans at Barid Shahi Park in Bidar

Qasim Barid and Amir Barid[edit | edit source]

The sultanate was founded in 1492 by Qasim Barid I,[6] who was a Turk.[7][8][9][10] [11] He joined the service of the Bahmani Sultan Muhammad Shah III. He started his career as a sar-naubat, and was made kotwal of Bidar by Nizam-ul-Mulk Bahri, for helping the Deccanis in the massacre of the foreign population at Bidar.[12] However, he later became the mir-jumla (prime minister) of the Bahmani Sultanate. During the reign of Mahmood Shah Bahmani II (r. 1482 – 1518), he became the de facto ruler of the Bahmani Sultanate.[13]

After the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, he was succeeded by four sultans, one after another, but they were mere puppets in the hands of Amir Barid.[14][15]

When the last Bahmani ruler Kalimullah fled to Bidar in 1527, Amir Barid I became practically independent, as his de jure suzerain's state ceased to exist.[13] However, he never assumed any royal title.[16]

Ali Barid Shah[edit | edit source]

In 1542, Amir was succeeded by his son Ali Barid Shah I, who was the first to assume the royal title of Shah.[17] Ali Barid joined the other Deccan sultans in the Battle of Talikota against the Vijayanagar Empire in January 1565.[18]

Later rulers[edit | edit source]

After his death in 1580, Ali Barid was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Barid, who ruled for seven years until his death in 1587.[19] He was succeeded by his younger brother Qasim Barid II.[20] After his death in 1591, he was succeeded by his infant son Ali Barid II, who was soon dethroned by one of his relative, Amir Barid II. In 1601, he was also overthrown by one of his relative, Mirza Ali Barid.

In 1609, he was succeeded by the last ruler, Amir Barid III,[20] who fought against the Mughals in 1616 under the leadership of Malik Ambar. In 1619, he was defeated by the Bijapur sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II. Bidar was annexed to Bijapur sultanate. Amir Barid III and his sons were brought to Bijapur and kept "under surveillance".[21]

Culture[edit | edit source]

See also: Deccan sultanates § Bidar

Architecture[edit | edit source]

See also: Barid Shahi tombs

The Bidar Sultanate made considerable additions to the Bidar Fort. Their tombs, the Barid Shahi tombs, were their main architectural pursuits, and are also located at Bidar.[22][23][24] The rulers employed Hindu architects and engineers for the construction of these buildings, which resulted in amalgamation of some Hindu features within the architecture of this period.[25]

Rulers[edit | edit source]

Name Reign
Qasim Barid I 1489 – 1504
Amir Barid I 1504 – 1542[26]
Ali Barid Shah I 1542 – 1580[27]
Ibrahim Barid Shah 1580 – 1587
Qasim Barid Shah II 1587 – 1591
Ali Barid Shah II 1591
Amir Barid Shah II 1591 – 1601
Mirza Ali Barid Shah III 1601 – 1609
Amir Barid Shah III 1609 – 1619

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  1. ↑ For a map of their territory see: Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 39, 147. ISBN 0226742210. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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  3. ↑ Philon, Helen (2019). "Barīd Shāhīs". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_25225. ISSN 1873-9830. Qāsim Barīdī, a Sunnī Turk in the service of Maḥmūd Shāh Bahmān...
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  5. ↑ "Barīd Shāhī dynasty | Muslim dynasty". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. ↑ Sen 2013, p. 118.
  7. ↑ Khan, Iqtidar Alam. Historical dictionary of medieval India. No. 20. Scarecrow Press, 2008."The founder of the Barid Shahi dynasty of Bidar was the son of a Bahmani noble of Turkish origin, Qasim Barid"
  8. ↑ Bolar, Varija R. "Turks in Karnataka." International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 4, no. 1 (2012): 419-428.“The Barid Shahi kingdom was established by a Turk named Qasim Barid who had come to Bidar in 1463 AD”
  9. ↑ Ali, Shanti Sadiq. The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times. Orient Blackswan, 1996.“It may be noted here that Qasim Barid, the Kotwal of Bidar, though of Turkish origin succeeded in imposing his influence on Sultan Shihabu'd-din Mahmad”
  10. ↑ Syed, Muzaffar H. History of Indian Nation: Medieval India. Vol. 2. KK Publications, 2022. p.37. “that he left the administration in the hands of one Turk noble, Qasim Barid.”
  11. ↑ Bosworth 1996, p. 324.
  12. ↑ J. Sarkar (1972). Maharashtra State Gazetteers. History: Mediaeval period, by B.G. Kunte.- pt. 3. Maratha period, by J. Sarkar and others. Maharashtra (India). Gazetteers Department. p. 214.
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  14. ↑ "India - Bahmanī consolidation of the Deccan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  15. ↑ Haig 1928, pp. 431.
  16. ↑ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 25.
  17. ↑ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 13.
  18. ↑ Majumdar 1974, p. 467.
  19. ↑ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 160.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Yazdani, 1947, pp. 14.
  21. ↑ Majumdar 1974, pp. 466–468.
  22. ↑ Law, John. Modern Hyderabad (Deccan). pp. 15–17.
  23. ↑ "Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  24. ↑ Mitchell & Zebrowski 1999, p. 14.
  25. ↑ Yazdani, 1947, pp. 26.
  26. ↑ Haig 1928, pp. 429.
  27. ↑ Haig 1928, pp. 681 & 683.

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  • Philon, Helen (2019). "Barīd Shāhīs". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.
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