A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c15.67

c15.67

Âdil Shâh was the first of his line at Bijapûr, and he proclaimed his independence in A.D. 1489. The unhappy king Mahmûd II. lived in inglorious seclusion till December 18, A.D. 1517, and was nominally succeeded by his eldest son, Ahmad. Ahmad died after two years' reign, and was followed in rapid succession by his two brothers, Alâ-ud-dîn III. (deposed) and Wali (murdered), after whom Kalîm Ullah, son of Ahmad II., was nominally placed on the throne but was kept a close prisoner, and with his death the Bâhmanî dynasty fell for ever.