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Deccan sultanates
00:01:26 1 Ahmadnagar sultanate
00:04:43 1.1 Rulers
00:06:03 2 Berar sultanate
00:07:33 2.1 Rulers
00:08:04 3 Bidar sultanate
00:09:14 3.1 Rulers
00:10:06 4 Bijapur sultanate
00:11:33 4.1 Rulers
00:12:26 5 Golkonda Sultanate
00:13:17 5.1 Rulers
00:14:07 6 Decline
00:14:16 7 Cultural contributions
00:15:22 7.1 Ahmadnagar sultanate
00:17:47 7.2 Berar sultanate
00:18:04 7.3 Bidar sultanate
00:18:57 7.4 Bijapur sultanate
00:22:48 7.5 Golkonda sultanate
00:26:14 8 See also
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The Deccan Sultanates were five dynasties that ruled late medieval Indian kingdoms, namely, Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Berar in south-western India. The Deccan sultanates were located on the Deccan Plateau, between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range. These kingdoms became independent during the break-up of the Bahmani Sultanate. In 1490, Ahmadnagar declared independence, followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year. Golkonda became independent in 1518 and Bidar in 1528.The five sultanates were of diverse origin; Ahmadnagar Sultanate and Berar Sultanate were of Hindu lineage (Ahmadnagar being Brahmin-Hindu and Berar being Kanarese-Hindu), Bidar Sultanate were of former Turkic slave, Bijapur Sultanate were of former Georgian-Oghuz Turkic slave, and Golconda Sultanate were of Turkmen origin.Although generally rivals, they did ally against the Vijayanagara Empire in 1565, permanently weakening Vijayanagar in the Battle of Talikota. In 1574, after a coup in Berar, Ahmadnagar invaded and conquered it. In 1619, Bidar was annexed by Bijapur. The sultanates were later conquered by the Mughal Empire; Berar was stripped from Ahmadnagar in 1596, Ahmadnagar was completely taken between 1616 and 1636, and Golkonda and Bijapur conquered by Aurangzeb's 1686-87 campaign.