BarÄ«d ShÄhÄ« dynasty
BarÄ«d ShÄhÄ« dynasty, the rulers of the small state of Bidar (now in Karnataka state in southwestern India) from about 1487 until 1619. The BarÄ«d family were ministers of the Muslim BahmanÄ« sultans of the Deccan, who in 1430 made their capital at Bidar.
About 1492 the BahmanÄ« kingdom disintegrated, but the sultans retained a small principality around Bidar. Real power was by then in the hands of Amir QÄsim BarÄ«d, and his grandson ŹæAlÄ« BarÄ«d assumed the royal title in 1542. The kingdom was absorbed by the larger Deccan kingdom of Bijapur in 1619.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.
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Article Title:
BarÄ«d ShÄhÄ« dynasty
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
20 March 2015
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November 14, 2026