Burhan Nizam Shah I

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Burhan Nizam Shah I
Sultan of Ahmadnagar
Reign1509–1553
PredecessorMalik Ahmad Nizam Shah I
SuccessorHussain Nizam Shah I
Born1502 (1502)
Died1553 (aged 50–51)
SpouseBibi Amina
Bibi Mariam
Issue
HouseNizam Shahi Dynasty
FatherMalik Ahmad Nizam Shah I
ReligionShia Islam

Burhan Nizam Shah I was ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate, in Central India. He ascended the throne on the death of his father Ahmad Nizam Shah I in 1508[1] or 1510 when he was seven years old.[2] He died in 1553 and was succeeded by Hussain Nizam Shah I.

He converted to Shia Islam and royals and commoners followed suit. Sunni theologians and their followers resented this but were crushed.[3] His reign was characterized by religious tolerance, art and flourishing trade. Skirmishes with the Mughals, Bijapur & various other small states continued through his reign. A palace built for Burhan Shah, the second Nizam, stands in ruins two miles south-east of the city of Ahmednagar.[2]

Family[edit]

Burhan Nizam Shah had at least two wives. The first, his favourite, was Bibi Amina. The second was Bibi Mariam, the daughter of Yusuf Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. He had six sons:[4]

By Bibi Amina

By Bibi Mariam

By other women

  • Shah Haidar, married the daughter of Khwaja Jahan, the ruler of Parinda;[6]
  • Muhammad Khudabanda;[7]

References[edit]

  1. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Radhey Shyam (1966). "Burhan Nizam Shah I". The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 81. ISBN 9788120826519.
  4. D. D. Nagarkar, Glimpses of Ahmednagar (1977), p. 10
  5. Shyam (1966, p. 241-2)
  6. Sayyid Ahmad-Ullah Qadri, Memoirs of Chand Bibi: The Princess of Ahmadnagar (1939), p. 33
  7. Shyam (1966, p. 235)