Aḥmad II

Bahmanī ruler

Also known as: ʿAlāʾ-ud-Dīn Aḥmad II

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Ahmad II was a ruler of the Bahmanī Sultanate, a Muslim state in the Deccan region of southern India. He reigned from 1436 to 1458. During his rule, the Bahmanī Sultanate faced external rivalries with neighboring states like Malwa and Gujarat, as well as internal conflicts among the nobility. Ahmad II was considered a weaker ruler than his father, and these internal divisions intensified during his reign, contributing to the eventual decline of the sultanate. His reign also saw conflicts with the Vijayanagar empire and the Gajapati king of Orissa.1

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…the new sultan, ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Aḥmad II (reigned 1436–58). Even though Aḥmad II had to face a rebellion by one of his brothers, a precedent was set for a rule of primogeniture, which seemed to alleviate the problem of succession disputes for the rest of the century. Unfortunately for later…
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…the new sultan, ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Aḥmad II (reigned 1436–58). Even though Aḥmad II had to face a rebellion by one of his brothers, a precedent was set for a rule of primogeniture, which seemed to alleviate the problem of succession disputes for the rest of the century. Unfortunately for later…
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