Berar Sultanate, also known as the Imad Shahi Sultanate was an early modern Indian kingdom in the Deccan peninsula.[2] It was one of the Deccan sultanates and established in 1490 following the disintegration of the Bahmani Sultanate,[3] and was annexed by Ahmadnagar in the 1572 invasion.
The origin of the name Berar or Warhad (वऱ्हाड) as it is spelled in Marathi, is not known. The first authentic records show it to have been part of the Andhra or Satavahana empire. On the fall of the Chalukyas in the 12th century, Berar came under the sway of the Yadavas of Deogiri, and remained in their possession until the Muslim invasions at the end of the 13th century. On the establishment of the Bahmani Sultanate in the Deccan (1348), Berar was constituted one of the five provinces into which their kingdom was divided, being governed by great nobles, with a separate army. The perils of this system became apparent when the province was divided (1478 or 1479) into two separate provinces, named after their capitals Gawil and Mahur. The Bahmani dynasty was, however, already tottering to its fall.
Establishment of the Berar Sultanateedit
During the disintegration of Bahmani sultanate, in 1490 Fathullah Imad-ul-Mulk, governor of Gawil, who had formerly held all Berar, proclaimed his independence and founded the Imad Shahi dynasty of Berar sultanate. He proceeded to annex Mahur to his new kingdom and had its capital at Ellichpur. Imad-ul-Mulk was by birth a Kanarese Hindu, but had been captured as a boy in one of the expeditions against the Vijayanagara Empire and brought up as a Muslim. Gavilgad and Narnala were also fortified by him.
He died in 1504 and his successor, Aladdin Imad Shah resisted the aggression of Ahmadnagar with the help from Bahadur Shah, sultan of Gujarat. The next ruler, Darya tried to align with Bijapur to prevent aggression from Ahmadnagar, but was unsuccessful. In 1568, Burhan Imad Shah was deposed by his minister Tufail Khan, and assumed the kingship. This gave a pretext for the intervention of Murtaza Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar, who invaded Berar, imprisoned and put to death Tufail Khan, his son Shams-ul-Mulk, and the former-king Burhan, and proceeded to annex Berar into his own dominions of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.
^Robert Sewell. Lists of inscriptions, and sketch of the dynasties of southern India (The New Cambridge History of India Vol. I:7), Printed by E. Keys at the Government Press, 1884, , p.166
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Berar Sultanate also known as the Imad Shahi Sultanate was an early modern Indian kingdom in the Deccan peninsula 2 It was one of the Deccan sultanates and established in 1490 following the disintegration of the Bahmani Sultanate 3 and was annexed by Ahmadnagar in the 1572 invasion Sultanate of Berarवऱ ह ड1490 1572South Asia1525 CEDELHISULTANATE LODIS TIMURID EMPIRE Babur SHAH MIRSULTANATEKANGRAPHAGMODRUPASKHANDESHSULTANATEBERARSULTANATEMALWASULTANATEARGHUNSKALMATLANGAHSULTANATEAMARKOTJAISALMERSHEKHAWATBUNDIBIKANERGUJARATSULTANATEMEWARMARWARAMBERKARAULIMEWATSIROHIVAGADDIMASATRIPWAAHOMKAMATASSUGAUNASCHEROSBENGALSULTANATEGAJAPATIEMPIREGONDWANAAHMADNAGARSULTANATEVIJAYANAGARAEMPIREBIJAPURSULTANATEBIDARSULTANATEGOLKONDASULTANATE Berar Sultanate with neighbouring polities circa 1525 1 CapitalEllichpurCommon languagesPersian Marathi language DakhiniReligionIslamGovernmentMonarchySultan 1490 1504Fathullah Imad ul Mulk first 1568 1572Tufail Khan last History Independence1490 Conquered by Ahmednagar Sultanate1572Area29 340 km2 11 330 sq mi Preceded by Succeeded by Bahmani Sultanate Ahmadnagar SultanateToday part ofIndia This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Berar Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Contents 1 History 1 1 Background 1 2 Establishment of the Berar Sultanate 2 List of Sultans of Berar 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBackground edit The origin of the name Berar or Warhad वऱ ह ड as it is spelled in Marathi is not known The first authentic records show it to have been part of the Andhra or Satavahana empire On the fall of the Chalukyas in the 12th century Berar came under the sway of the Yadavas of Deogiri and remained in their possession until the Muslim invasions at the end of the 13th century On the establishment of the Bahmani Sultanate in the Deccan 1348 Berar was constituted one of the five provinces into which their kingdom was divided being governed by great nobles with a separate army The perils of this system became apparent when the province was divided 1478 or 1479 into two separate provinces named after their capitals Gawil and Mahur The Bahmani dynasty was however already tottering to its fall Establishment of the Berar Sultanate edit During the disintegration of Bahmani sultanate in 1490 Fathullah Imad ul Mulk governor of Gawil who had formerly held all Berar proclaimed his independence and founded the Imad Shahi dynasty of Berar sultanate He proceeded to annex Mahur to his new kingdom and had its capital at Ellichpur Imad ul Mulk was by birth a Kanarese Hindu but had been captured as a boy in one of the expeditions against the Vijayanagara Empire and brought up as a Muslim Gavilgad and Narnala were also fortified by him He died in 1504 and his successor Aladdin Imad Shah resisted the aggression of Ahmadnagar with the help from Bahadur Shah sultan of Gujarat The next ruler Darya tried to align with Bijapur to prevent aggression from Ahmadnagar but was unsuccessful In 1568 Burhan Imad Shah was deposed by his minister Tufail Khan and assumed the kingship This gave a pretext for the intervention of Murtaza Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar who invaded Berar imprisoned and put to death Tufail Khan his son Shams ul Mulk and the former king Burhan and proceeded to annex Berar into his own dominions of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate List of Sultans of Berar edit nbsp Gavilgad Fort built by Fathullah Imad ul Mulk of Berar 1490 1504 The Sultans of Berar belonged to the Imad Shahi Dynasty Fathullah Imad ul Mulk 1490 1504 Aladdin Imad Shah 1504 1529 Darya Imad Shah 1529 1562 He developed the city Daryapur on the banks of Chandrabhaga River which today is a municipal council under the Amravati District Burhan Imad Shah 1562 1568 4 Tufail Khan usurper 1568 1572 5 See also editList of Shi a Muslim dynasties Berar Subah Berar Province Battle of TalikotaReferences edit Schwartzberg Joseph E 1978 A Historical atlas of South Asia Chicago University of Chicago Press pp 39 147 ISBN 0226742210 John Cadwgan Powell Price 1955 A History of India T Nelson p 200 Sen Sailendra 2013 A Textbook of Medieval Indian History Primus Books pp 117 119 ISBN 978 9 38060 734 4 Michell George amp Mark Zebrowski Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates The New Cambridge History of India Vol I 7 Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1999 ISBN 0 521 56321 6 p 275 Robert Sewell Lists of inscriptions and sketch of the dynasties of southern India The New Cambridge History of India Vol I 7 Printed by E Keys at the Government Press 1884 p 166External links editList of Sultans of Berar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Berar Sultanate amp oldid 1219520831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
