The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c10.20

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v3.c10.20

Rise of Mahmūd Gāvān to power. . . . . . . . . 414 War in the Konkan and Orissa . . . . . . . . 415 Foreigners and Deccanis . . . . . . . . . 416 Famine in the Deccan . . . . . . . . . 417 Campaign in Telingāna. . . . . . . . . 417 Invasion of the Carnatic . . . . . . . . 418 The subdivision of the Four Provinces . . . . . . . 419 Murder of Mahmūd Gāvān . . . . . . . . 420 Disaffection of the provincial governors . . . . . . 421 Death of Muhammad III and accession of Mahmūd . . . . 422 Contest between Foreigners and Deccanis. . . . . . . 423 Decline of the royal authority . . . . . . . . 423 Death of Malik Nāib, leader of the Deccanis . . . . . . 424 Partition of the kingdom . . . . . . . . . 425 Qāsim Barīd becomes regent . . . . . . . . 426 Rebellion of Bahādur Gīlānī. . . . . . . . . 427 Strife between the provincial governors . . . . . . 428 Strife between Sunnīs and Shiahs . . . . . . . 429 Mahmūd attempts to regain his freedom . . . . . . 430 Last days of the Bahmanī dynasty . . . . . . . 431 Extinction of the Bahmanī dynasty . . . . . . . 432