Bījāpūr

by Hutton, Deborah S.

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Bījāpūr is a city in the state of Karnataka (India). Situated at 16°49′N, 75°43′E, between the Bhima and Krishna rivers, on the arid Deccan Plateau, Bījāpūr is approximately 580 kilometres from Bengaluru (Bangalore) and 530 kilometres from Mumbai (Bombay). Probably founded in the fifth/eleventh century, Bījāpūr is best known as the capital of the sultanate often called by the same name and ruled by the ʿĀdil Shāhī dynasty from 895/1490 to 1097/1686. The city’s prominent architectural features d…

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Bījāpūr is a city in the state of Karnataka (India). Situated at 16°49′N, 75°43′E, between the Bhima and Krishna rivers, on the arid Deccan Plateau, Bījāpūr is approximately 580 kilometres from Bengaluru (Bangalore) and 530 kilometres from Mumbai (Bombay). Probably founded in the fifth/eleventh century, Bījāpūr is best known as the capital of the sultanate often called by the same name and ruled by the ʿĀdil Shāhī dynasty from 895/1490 to 1097/1686. The city’s prominent architectural features date chiefly to the eleventh/

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Hutton, Deborah S.

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