The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c11.25

c11.25

No sooner had the young king triumphed over his internal foes than he had to meet a formidable confederacy of the kings of Ahmadnagar and Berar, who brought with them the unfortunate Bahamani king, once their sovereign, and his son Ahmad. The confederates were signally defeated near Bijápur, and Máhmúd Sháh, together with his son, fell into the hands of the victor. They were treated with the greatest courtesy, and by the Bahamani king's desire the marriage of Ismáil Ádil Khán's sister to prince Ahmad, to whom, as noted above, she had been betrothed was celebrated with great magnificence.