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Bijapur

Also known as Vijayapura

Bijapur, officially Vijayapura since 2014, is a city in northern Karnataka, India. From about 1490 to 1686 it was the capital of the Adil Shahi sultans of Bijapur, one of the Deccan sultanates, who filled it with mosques, palaces and tombs, including the Ibrahim Rauza and the Gol Gumbaz. Aurangzeb took it after a long siege in 1686, and it declined under Mughal and Maratha rule.

Bijapur
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Maratha EmpireFoundation, Military, SummaryMughal EmpireMilitaryPortuguese EmpireMilitaryRashtrakuta dynastyDeclineWestern Chalukya EmpireFoundationVijayanagara EmpireMilitary, Decline, SummaryBahmani SultanateImpact, Decline, SummaryBijapur SultanateFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryHyderabad StateFoundation

Mentioned in 8 state histories

Mudhol StateBijapur SultanateKittur StateSavantvadi StateBanganapalle StateThanjavur Maratha KingdomJath StateKagal Senior

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bijapur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bijapur
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