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Ibrahim Adil Shah II

1571–1627 · 17th century

Ibrahim Adil Shah II was Sultan of Bijapur from 1580 to 1627, under whom the Deccan sultanate reached its greatest extent and prosperity. A musician and poet, he wrote the Kitab-i-Nauras, songs in Dakhni, and was tolerant of Hindus and different Muslim sects. His tomb complex, the Ibrahim Rauza, is one of the finest buildings of the Deccan.

Ibrahim Adil Shah II
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