Question

True or false
. The Deccan Sultanate of Bijapur and Golconda accepted Shahjaha'S in 1636.​

Answer 1

The Deccan sultanates were five late-medieval Indian kingdoms—on the Deccan Plateau between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range—that were ruled by Muslim dynasties: namely Ahmadnagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda.[1] The sultanates had become independent during the break-up of the Bahmani Sultanate.[2][3] In 1490, Ahmadnagar declared independence, followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year. Golconda became independent in 1518, and Bidar in 1528.[4]

Deccan sultanates
1527–1686
Map of the Deccan sultanates.
Map of the Deccan sultanates.
Capital
Ahmednagar
Bidar
Bijapur
Ellichpur
Golconda
Hyderabad
Common languages
Persian (official)
Deccani Urdu
Marathi
Kannada
Telugu
Religion
Islam
Government
Monarchy
Sultan/Shah

Historical era
Late Medieval
• Established
1527
• Disestablished
1686
Currency
Taka
Preceded by Succeeded by
Bahmani Sultanate
Maratha Empire
Mughal Empire

Today part of
India
Although the five sultanates were all ruled by Muslims, their founders were of diverse, and often originally non-Muslim, origins: the Ahmadnagar Sultanate was of Hindu-Brahmin origins; the Berar Sultanate by a Kanarese-Hindu convert;[5] the Bidar Sultanate was founded by a Georgian slave;[6] the Bijapur Sultanate was founded by a Georgian slave purchased by Mahmud Gawan;[7] and the Golconda Sultanate was of Turkmen origin.[8]

Although generally rivals, the sultanates did ally with each other against the Vijayanagara Empire in 1565, permanently weakening Vijayanagara in the Battle of Talikota. Notably, the alliance destroyed the entire city of Vijayanagara, with important temples, such as the Vitthala Temple, being razed to the ground.

In 1574, after a coup in Berar, Ahmadnagar invaded and conquered it. In 1619, Bidar was annexed by Bijapur. The sultanates were later conquered by the Mughal Empire: Berar was stripped from Ahmadnagar in 1596; Ahmadnagar was completely taken between 1616 and 1636; and Golconda and Bijapur were conquered by Aurangzeb's 1686–87 campaign.[