A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c16.59
A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c16.59
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c16.59
Ala-ud-din died in 1458. While he drank wine himself, he sternly discouraged its use among his subjects. He built a free hospital at Bidar and displayed his piety by sitting through long sermons, and by building mosques with the material acquired from the Hindu temples he destroyed. Before he died he designated his eldest son Humayun as his successor.