Malik Aḥmad Niẓām-al-Mulk

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Malik Aḥmad Niẓām-al-Mulk

Bahmanī leader

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Ahilyanagar
It was conquered by Malik Aḥmad Niẓām Shah, founder of the Niẓām Shāhī dynasty, in 1490. The city was later taken by the Mughals, the Marathas, and the British. Chief among its historical sites are Aḥmad Niẓām Shah’s fort, in which Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned by the British in…
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It was conquered by Malik Aḥmad Niẓām Shah, founder of the Niẓām Shāhī dynasty, in 1490. The city was later taken by the Mughals, the Marathas, and the British. Chief among its historical sites are Aḥmad Niẓām Shah’s fort, in which Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned by the British in…
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India
Bahmanī decline
Next, Malik Aḥmad Niẓām al-Mulk (see Niẓām Shāhī dynasty), the son of Malik Nāʾib, began to carve out a territory for himself by conquering Maratha forts along the western coast. He defeated the two armies sent against him by the sultan, whom he forced to recognize…
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Next, Malik Aḥmad Niẓām al-Mulk (see Niẓām Shāhī dynasty), the son of Malik Nāʾib, began to carve out a territory for himself by conquering Maratha forts along the western coast. He defeated the two armies sent against him by the sultan, whom he forced to recognize…
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Nizam Shāhī dynasty
The founder was Malik Aḥmad, who in 1490 fixed his capital on a new site called Ahmadnagar after himself. The kingdom lay in the northwestern Deccan, between the states of Gujarat and Bijapur. It secured the great fortress of Daulatabad in 1499 and added Berar in 1574.
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The founder was Malik Aḥmad, who in 1490 fixed his capital on a new site called Ahmadnagar after himself. The kingdom lay in the northwestern Deccan, between the states of Gujarat and Bijapur. It secured the great fortress of Daulatabad in 1499 and added Berar in 1574.
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