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Yusuf Adil Shah

d. 1510 · 16th century · Also known as Yusuf Adil Khan

Yusuf Adil Shah was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur. A governor of the Bahmani Sultanate, he declared independence around 1490 as Bahmani power broke apart. He fought the Vijayanagara Empire and neighbouring Deccan sultans, and lost Goa to the Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510, the year of his death.

Yusuf Adil Shah
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Bahmani SultanateDeclineBijapur SultanateFoundation, Summary

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Bijapur Sultanate

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