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# The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c10: Chapter XII

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

- **Language:** English

### Chapter XII

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THE KINGDOM OF KASHMĪR

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| | PAGE |  
| Introduction of Islam into Kashmīr by Shāh Mīrzā | 277 |  
| Accession and deposition of Jamshīd | 277 |  
| Accession of ‘Alā-ud-dīn | 277 |  
| Death of ‘Alā-ud-dīn and accession of Shihāb-ud-dīn | 278 |  
| Death of Shihāb-ud-dīn and accession of Qutb-ud-dīn | 278 |  
| Death of Qutb-ud-dīn and accession of Sikandar | 279 |  
| Persecuting zeal of Sikandar the Iconoclast | 280 |  
| Death of Sikandar and accession of ‘Alī Shāh | 280 |  
| Accession of Zain-ul-‘Ābidīn | 281 |  
| Tolerance, benevolence and enlightenment of Zain-ul-‘Ābidīn | 282 |  
| Strife between the sons of Zain-ul-‘Ābidīn | 283 |  
| Death of Zain-ul-‘Ābidīn and accession of Haidar Shāh | 284 |  
| Death of Haidar and accession of Hasan | 285 |  
| Death of Hasan and accession of Muhammad | 285 |  
| Deposition of Muhammad and accession of Fath Shāh | 285 |  
| The \*Nūr-Bakhsh\* Sect | 286 |  
| Restoration of Muhammad | 287 |  
| Restoration and second deposition of Fath Shāh | 287 |  
| Second restoration of Muhammad | 287 |  
| Third deposition of Muhammad and accession of Ibrāhīm | 287 |  
| Death of Ibrāhīm and accession of Nāzuk Shāh | 287 |  
| Third restoration of Muhammad | 287 |  
| Death of Muhammad and restoration of Nāzuk Shāh | 288 |  
| Conquest of Kashmīr by Mīrzā Haidar | 288 |  
| Expulsion of the Foreigners and restoration of Nāzuk | 289 |  
| Deposition of Nāzuk and enthronement of Ibrāhīm II | 289 |  
| Deposition of Ibrāhīm II and enthronement of Ismā‘īl | 289 |  
| Death of Ismā‘īl and accession of Habīb Shāh | 289 |  
| Deposition of Habīb and usurpation of Ghāzī Chakk | 290 |  
| Abdication of Ghāzī Shāh and accession of Husain | 290 |  
| Abdication of Husain and accession of ‘Alī Shāh | 291 |  
| Death of ‘Alī Shāh and accession of Yūsuf | 292 |  
| Expulsion of Yūsuf, and his recovery of his throne | 292 |  
| Invasion of Kashmīr by Bhagwān Dās | 293 |  
| Annexation of Kashmīr by Akbar | 293 |

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CHAPTER XIII

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GUJARĀT AND KHĀNDESH

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By Professor Sir E. Denison Ross, C.I.E., Ph.D., Director of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, and Professor of Persian

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| Establishment of the independence of Khāndesh and Gujarāt | 294 |  
| Muzaffar I of Gujarāt | 295 |  
| Death of Muzaffar I and accession of Ahmad | 296 |  
| Death of Rāja Ahmad of Khāndesh | 296 |  
| Accession of Nasīr Khān in Khāndesh | 297 |  
| Invasion of Gujarāt by Hūshang Shāh of Mālwa | 297 |  
| Invasion of Mālwa by Ahmad I of Gujarāt | 298 |

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| | PAGE |  
| War between Gujarāt and the Deccan . . . . . . | 299 |  
| Death of Nasīr Khān of Khāndesh and accession of ‘Ādil Khān I . . | 300 |  
| Death of ‘Ādil Khān I and accession of ‘Ādil Khān II . . . . | 300 |  
| Invasion of Gujarāt by Mahmūd I of Mālwa . . . . . | 301 |  
| Defeat of the army of Gujarāt by Rānā Kūmbha . . . . . | 302 |  
| Qutb-ud-dīn of Gujarāt invades the Rānā's territory . . . . | 303 |  
| Death of Qutb-ud-dīn and accession of Dāūd . . . . . | 303 |  
| Deposition of Dāūd and enthronement of Mahmūd Begarha . . . | 304 |  
| Mahmūd Begarha marches to the aid of Nizām Shāh of the Deccan . . | 304 |  
| Mahmūd's invasion of Sorath . . . . . . . . | 305 |  
| Invasion of Sind by Mahmūd Begarha . . . . . . | 307 |  
| Conspiracy against Mahmūd Begarha . . . . . . | 308 |  
| Mahmūd besieges Chāmpāner . . . . . . . . | 309 |  
| Capture of Chāmpāner . . . . . . . . . | 310 |  
| Depredations of the pirate, Bahādur Gīlānī . . . . . | 311 |  
| Defeat of the Portuguese fleet off Chaul . . . . . . | 312 |  
| War of accession in Khāndesh . . . . . . . | 313 |  
| Accession of ‘Ādil Khān III in Khāndesh . . . . . . | 314 |  
| Death of Mahmūd Begarha. His character . . . . . | 315 |  
| Defeat of the Egyptian fleet by the Portuguese off Diū . . . . | 316 |  
| Designs of Muzaffar II of Gujarāt on Mālwa . . . . . | 317 |  
| Campaign in Īdar . . . . . . . . . . | 319 |  
| Massacre of the Rājputs in Māndū . . . . . . . | 319 |  
| Muzaffar II invades the territories of the Rānā . . . . . | 320 |  
| Flight of Bahādur, Muzaffar's second son, from Gujarāt . . . . | 321 |  
| Death of Muzaffar II. Disputed succession in Gujarāt . . . . | 322 |  
| Enthronement of Bahādur in Gujarāt . . . . . . | 323 |  
| War between Gujarāt and Ahmadnagar . . . . . . | 324 |  
| Bahādur retires from the Deccan . . . . . . . | 325 |  
| Dispute between Bahādur and Mahmūd II of Mālwa . . . . | 326 |  
| Conquest of Mālwa by Bahādur . . . . . . . | 327 |  
| Completion of the conquest of Mālwa . . . . . . | 328 |  
| Rupture between Humāyūn and Bahādur . . . . . . | 329 |  
| Capture of Chitor . . . . . . . . . . | 330 |  
| Defeat of Bahādur by Humāyūn . . . . . . . | 331 |  
| Invasion of Gujarāt by Humāyūn . . . . . . . | 332 |  
| Humāyūn is recalled from Gujarāt by events in Hindūstān . . . | 333 |  
| Death of Bahādur at Diū . . . . . . . . | 334 |  
| Accession of Muhammad Shāh of Khāndesh to the throne of Gujarāt . | 335 |  
| Death of Muhammad and accession of Mahmūd III . . . . | 335 |  
| The Egyptian fleet and the army of Gujarāt besiege the Portuguese in Diū . . . . .  | 336 |  
| Raising of the siege of Diū . . . . . . . . | 337 |  
| Mahmūd III frees himself from Daryā Khān . . . . . | 338 |  
| Overthrow of ‘Ālam Khān . . . . . . . . | 339 |  
| Defeat of the army of Gujarāt by the Portuguese . . . . | 340 |  
| Successes of the Portuguese . . . . . . . . | 341 |  
| Death of Mahmūd III . . . . . . . . . | 342 |  
| Accession of Ahmad II . . . . . . . . . | 343 |  
| Death of Ahmad II . . . . . . . . . | 344 |  
| Accession of Muzaffar III . . . . . . . . | 345 |  
| Civil war in Gujarāt . . . . . . . . . | 346 |  
| Akbar invades Gujarāt . . . . . . . . . | 347 |  
| Akbar annexes Gujarāt . . . . . . . . . | 348 |

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CHAPTER XIV

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THE KINGDOM OF MĀLWA

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| | PAGE |  
| Dilāvar Khān establishes his independence in Mālwa | 349 |  
| Death of Dilāvar Khān and accession of Hūshang | 349 |  
| Invasion of Mālwa by Muzaffar I of Gujarāt | 349 |  
| Hūshang's two invasions of Gujarāt | 350 |  
| Hūshang's expedition to Orissa | 351 |  
| Death of Hūshang and accession of Muhammad Shāh | 352 |  
| Mahmūd Khaljī usurps the throne | 353 |  
| Mahmūd's expedition to Delhi | 354 |  
| Mahmūd invades the dominions of Rānā Kūmbha | 355 |  
| Mahmūd's second invasion of the Rānā's dominions | 356 |  
| Mahmūd's two invasions of Gujarāt | 356 |  
| Mahmūd's invasion of the Deccan | 356 |  
| Mahmūd recovers Ajmer from the Rāna | 357 |  
| Mahmūd invades the Deccan but is compelled to retreat | 358 |  
| Mahmūd's third invasion of the Deccan | 358 |  
| Kherla is captured by the army of the Deccan but recovered by Mālwa | 359 |  
| Death of Mahmūd I. His character | 360 |  
| Accession of Ghiyās-ud-dīn | 361 |  
| Folly of Ghiyās-ud-dīn | 362 |  
| Fratricidal strife between Ghiyās-ud-dīn's sons | 363 |  
| Accession of Nāsir-ud-dīn | 364 |  
| Death of Nāsir-ud-dīn and accession of Mahmūd II | 365 |  
| Predominance of the Rājputs in Mālwa | 366 |  
| Revolt of Bihjat Khān of Chanderī | 367 |  
| Mahmūd II flees from the Rājputs and takes refuge with Muzaffar of Gujarāt | 368 |  
| Mahmūd II is defeated by the Rānā, Sangrama | 368 |  
| Bahādur Shāh of Gujarāt annexes Mālwa | 369 |  
| Shujā'at Khān appointed viceroy of Mālwa by Sher Shāh | 370 |  
| Annexation of Mālwa by Akbar | 371 |

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CHAPTER XV

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THE KINGDOM OF THE DECCAN, a.d. 1347-1436

### [v3.c10.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c10.13)

By Lt.-Colonel Sir Wolseley Haig

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| Bahman Shāh establishes his independence in the Deccan | 372 |  
| Consolidation of the kingdom by Bahman | 373 |  
| Suppression of a revolt and establishment of Gulbarga as the capital | 374 |  
| Division of the Deccan into four provinces | 375 |  
| Death of Bahman Shāh and accession of Muhammad I | 376 |  
| Administration of the kingdom | 377 |  
| The rise of Vijayanagar | 377 |  
| Muhammad I issues a gold currency | 378 |  
| War with Kānhayya of Warangal | 380 |  
| First war with Vijayanagar | 381 |  
| Peace with Vijayanagar | 382 |

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| | PAGE |  
| Suppression of the rebellion of Bahrām . | 382 |  
| The great mosque of Gulbarga . | 383 |  
| Death of Muhammad I and accession of Mujāhid . | 383 |  
| Second war with Vijayanagar . | 383 |  
| Assassination of Mujāhid and accession of Dāūd . | 384 |  
| Assassination of Dāūd and accession of Muhammad II . | 384 |  
| Famine in the Deccan . | 385 |  
| Rebellion of Bahā-ud-dīn of Sāgar . | 385 |  
| Death of Muhammad II and accession of Ghiyās-ud-dīn . | 386 |  
| Deposition of Ghiyās-ud-dīn and accession of Shams-ud-dīn . | 386 |  
| Deposition of Shams-ud-dīn and accession of Fīrūz . | 387 |  
| Third war with Vijayanagar . | 387 |  
| The exploit of Qāzī Sirāj-ud-dīn . | 388 |  
| Defeat of the Hindus . | 389 |  
| War with the Gonds of Kherla . | 390 |  
| Mission sent by Fīrūz to Tīmūr and its results . | 391 |  
| The goldsmith's daughter of Mudgal . | 391 |  
| Fourth war with Vijayanagar. Defeat of the Hindus . | 392 |  
| Expeditions into Gondwāna and Telingāna . | 393 |  
| Fifth war with Vijayanagar, and defeat of Fīrūz . | 394 |  
| Abdication and death of Fīrūz and accession of Ahmad . | 395 |  
| Sixth war with Vijayanagar . | 396 |  
| Defeat of the Hindus and massacres in the Vijayanagar kingdom . | 397 |  
| Peace with Vijayanagar. Famine in the Deccan . | 398 |  
| Expeditions to Warangal and Māhūr . | 399 |  
| War between the Deccan and Mālwa . | 399 |  
| Defeat of Hūshang Shāh of Mālwa . | 400 |  
| Ahmad I selects Bīdar as his capital . | 400 |  
| War between the Deccan and Gujarāt . | 401 |  
| Kherla is annexed by Mālwa . | 402 |  
| Death of Ahmad I . | 402 |  
| The "Foreign" question in the Deccan . | 403 |

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CHAPTER XVI

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THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE KINGDOM OF THE DECCAN, A.D. 1436-1490

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By Lt.-Colonel Sir Wolseley Haig

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| Accession of 'Alā-ud-dīn Ahmad II . | 405 |  
| Expedition to Vijayanagar and the Konkan . | 405 |  
| War with Khāndesh . | 406 |  
| Seventh war with Vijayanagar. Defeat of the Hindus . | 407 |  
| Unsuccessful expedition into the Konkan . | 408 |  
| Massacre of the Foreigners by the Deccanis . | 409 |  
| Rebellion of Jalāl Khān . | 409 |  
| Death of 'Alā-ud-dīn Ahmad II and accession of Humāyūn . | 410 |  
| Rebellion of Sikandar Khān and Jalāl Khān . | 410 |  
| Humāyūn the Tyrant . | 411 |  
| Death of Humāyūn and accession of Nizām Shāh . | 412 |  
| Mahmūd I of Mālwa invades the Deccan . | 413 |  
| Retreat of the army of Mālwa . | 413 |  
| Second invasion of the Deccan by Mahmūd I of Mālwa . | 413 |  
| Death of Nizām Shāh and accession of Muhammad III . | 413 |

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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

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CHAPTER XVII

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THE FIVE KINGDOMS OF THE DECCAN, A.D. 1527-1599

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By Lt.-Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG

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The Five Kingdoms—Bījāpur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and Bīdar . . . . . . . . . 433 Events in Bījāpur and Ahmadnagar . . . . . . . 434 War between Ahmadnagar and Berar . . . . . . . 435 War between Vijayanagar and Bījāpur . . . . . . 435 Bahādur of Gujarāt invades the Deccan . . . . . . 436 Ismā‘īl ‘Ādil Shāh captures Bīdar . . . . . . . 437 Ismā‘īl ‘Ādil Shāh recovers the Rāichūr Doāb . . . . . 437 War between Bījāpur and Ahmadnagar . . . . . . 438 Death of Ismā‘īl and accession of Ibrāhīm ‘Ādil Shāh I . . . . 439 War between Bījāpur and Vijayanagar . . . . . . 439 The Shiah religion established in Ahmadnagar . . . . . 440 Assassination of Sultān Qulī Qutb Shāh of Golconda and accession of Jamshīd Qutb Shāh . . . . . . . . . 440 Bījāpur invaded by the armies of Vijayanagar, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda . . . . . . . . . 441 Plot to place ‘Abdullāh on the throne of Bījāpur supported by the Portuguese . . . . . . . . . 441 Burhān Nizām Shāh renews his alliance with Vijayanagar . . . 442 Death of Jamshīd Qutb Shāh and accession of Subhān Qulī. Deposition of Subhān Qulī and accession of Ibrāhīm . . . . 443 War between Ahmadnagar and Bījāpur . . . . . . 443 War between Bījāpur and the Portuguese . . . . . . 444 Death of Ibrāhīm I and accession of ‘Alī ‘Ādil Shāh I . . . . 444 Confederacy against Ahmadnagar . . . . . . . 445 Arrogance of the Raja of Vijayanagar . . . . . . 446

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| | PAGE |  
| Muslim confederacy against Vijayanagar | 447 |  
| War between the confederacy and Vijayanagar | 448 |  
| The battle of Talikota | 449 |  
| Defeat of the Hindus and destruction of Vijayanagar | 450 |  
| Death of Husain I and accession of Murtazā Nizām Shāh I | 450 |  
| War between Bījāpur and Ahmadnagar | 451 |  
| Confederacy against the Portuguese. Its discomfiture | 452 |  
| Invasion of Berar by Murtazā Nizām Shāh I | 453 |  
| Annexation of Berar by Ahmadnagar | 454 |  
| Intrigues between Golconda and Ahmadnagar against Bījāpur | 455 |  
| Campaign in Berar | 456 |  
| Rebellion of Burhān, brother of Murtazā Nizām Shāh | 457 |  
| Death of ‘Alī I and accession of Ibrāhīm ‘Ādil Shāh II | 458 |  
| War between Ahmadnagar and Bījāpur | 458 |  
| Troubles in Bījāpur and imprisonment of Chānd Bībī | 459 |  
| Bījāpur is besieged by the armies of Ahmadnagar and Golconda. The siege is raised | 460 |  
| Death of Murtazā and accession of Husain Nizām Shāh II | 461 |  
| Death of Husain II and accession of Ismā‘īl Nizām Shāh | 461 |  
| Burhān Nizām Shāh II, countenanced by Akbar, attempts to return to Ahmadnagar. His discomfiture | 461 |  
| Battle of Rohankhed. Deposition of Ismā‘īl and accession of Burhān Nizām Shāh II | 462 |  
| Burhān unsuccessfully attacks the Portuguese in Chaul | 462 |  
| Death of Burhān II and accession of Ibrāhīm Nizām Shāh | 463 |  
| Death of Ibrāhīm Nizām Shāh. Civil war in Ahmadnagar | 463 |  
| A faction in Ahmadnagar appeals to Sultān Murād, son of Akbar | 463 |  
| Appeal to Ibrāhīm ‘Ādil Shāh II | 464 |  
| Sultān Murād and the Khān Khānān besiege Ahmadnagar | 464 |  
| The siege is raised and Berar is ceded to Akbar | 465 |  
| Renewal of hostilities between Ahmadnagar and the Empire | 465 |  
| Murder of Chānd Bībī. Ahmadnagar is captured by Sultān Dāniyāl, Akbar's youngest son | 466 |

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