The Bijapur Fort (Vijapur kote) is located in the Bijapur city in Bijapur District of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bijapur fort has a plethora of historical...
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capture Bijapur Fort and defeat Sikandar Adil Shah, the then ruler of Bijapur, who refused to be a vassal of the Mughal Empire. The siege of Bijapur was among...
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Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate ruled from the city. Relics of the Sultanates' rule can be found in the city, including the Bijapur Fort, Bara Kaman, Jama...
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Adil Shahi dynasty (redirect from Bijapur Sultanate)
founded by Yusuf Adil Shah, that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur, centred on present-day Bijapur district, Karnataka in India, in the Western area of the...
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Muhammad Azam Shah (section Siege of Bijapur)
with a force of nearly 50,000 men to capture Bijapur Fort and defeat Sikandar Adil Shah the ruler of Bijapur who refused to be a vassal. The Mughals led...
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Malik-E-Maidan (category Tourist attractions in Bijapur district)
is a 16th century cannon, located at Burj-E-Sherz (Lion Tower), Bijapur Fort, Bijapur, India. 4.45 metres (14.6 ft) in length and cast in bell metal,...
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Afzal Khan (general) (category People from the Bijapur Sultanate)
difficult, and instead advised Bijapur to capture Bangalore. In exchange for this advice, Kenge Nayaka demanded the fort of Sira, which was located on...
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Bijapur district, officially known as Vijayapura district, is a district in the state of Karnataka in India. The city of Bijapur is the headquarters of...
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Gulbarga Fort Anegundi Fort Chitradurga Bijapur Fort Saundatti Fort Gajendragad Fort Bellary Fort Aihole Fort Badami Fort Bankapura Fort Mirjan Fort Bangalore...
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Sikandar Adil Shah (section Siege of Bijapur)
annexed the city of Bijapur, putting an end to the Adil Shahi dynasty. The Sultan was captured and imprisoned at the Daulatabad Fort, where he died in 1700...
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century Indian military leader who served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate, and the Mughal Empire at various points in his career. As a...
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Shahi dynasty. Bijapur is rich in historical attractions, mainly related to Islamic architecture, especially those of the Bijapur Fort. Many films have...
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ramparts, wide moat and robust masonry. The fort's ownership passed from Emperors of Vijayanagara, to the Bijapur sultans, to the Marathas, to the Carnatic...
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with a force of nearly 50,000 men to capture Bijapur Fort and defeat Sikandar Adil Shah (the ruler of Bijapur) who refused to be a vassal. The Mughals could...
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Architecture of the Bahmani and Deccan Sultanates (redirect from Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate)
Rouza at Bijapur, Karnataka, India Mosque with 32 pillars in the Solapur Bhuikot Fort Cannons located at the Solapur Fort Murud Janjira Fort Cannons located...
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Pratapgad (redirect from Pratapgad Fort)
Pratapgad, which took place here on 10 November 1659, between Shivaji I and Bijapur Sultanate general Afzal Khan. The Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...
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The Jama Masjid of Bijapur (also known as Jamiya Masjid or Jumma Masjid) is a congregational mosque in the Indian state of Karnataka. Initiated by Ali...
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Fort Bijapur Fort Gajendrgad Fort Korlahalli Fort Hammigi Fort Hemagudda Fort Mundargi Fort Singatalur Fort Tippapura Fort Nargund Fort Magadi Fort Jamalabad...
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Daulatabad north of Maharashtra and Sultan Adil Shah was in the charge of Bijapur fort in the south. Although at the time of the story's beginning the forces...
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Bijapur in March 1707. On the news of Aurangzeb's death spread through the city, the city's governor, Sayyid Niyaz Khan surrendered the Bijapur Fort to...
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dynasty of Bijapur in 1489, Panhala came under Bijapur and was fortified extensively. They built the strong ramparts and gateways of the fort which, according...
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then conquered by the Bijapur sultans, the Moghuls, the Carnatic Nawabs, the French and finally the British in 1761. The fort is closely associated with...
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Sultanate of Bijapur, ruled by the Adil Shahi dynasty, whose rulers were known to the Portuguese as Hidalcão. The Sultanate of Bijapur was one of the...
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Tourism in Karnataka (redirect from Forts in Karnataka)
Saundatti Fort Ramdurg Fort Bailhongal Fort Hooli Fort Gokak Fort Shirasangi Fort Bijapur Fort Gajendrgad Fort Korlahalli Fort Hammigi Fort Hemagudda Fort Mundargi...
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Shivaji (section Conflict with Bijapur Sultanate)
Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad Fort. Over the...
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Bijapur and besieged Bidar. Thus, wealthy city of Bidar has annexed by Mughal. In 1659, Aurangzeb sent his general Raja Jai Singh to besiege the fort...
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Battle of Raichur (section Sack of Bijapur (1520))
Sultanate of Bijapur in 1520 in the town of Raichur, India. It resulted in a decisive victory for Vijayanagara forces, and the Bijapur ruler was defeated...
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Chand Bibi (category Bijapur, Karnataka)
(1550–1599 CE) was an Indian ruler and warrior. She acted as the Regent of Bijapur Sultanate during the minority of Ibrahim Adil Shah II in 1580-1590, and...
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of Vijaya Raghava induced the Bijapur Sultan to help him get back the Thanjavur throne. In 1675, the Sultan of Bijapur sent a force commanded by the Maratha...
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of the Bijapur government, against the advice of Shahaji and Dadoji. He captured several hill forts at the expense of other vassals of Bijapur, and by...
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