State

Bahmani Sultanate

1347 · 14th century

The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state in the Deccan founded in 1347 by nobles who rebelled against Muhammad bin Tughluq of Delhi. Its secession was a major loss for the Delhi Sultanate and a sign of its declining hold on the south. The Bahmani state later broke up into five Deccan sultanates.

Bahmani Sultanate
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bahmani Sultanate. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bahmani-sultanate
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