Medieval History / Regional Dynasties
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In 1347 AD, Bahmani kingdom was founded by Ala-ud-din Bahman Shah also called Hasan Gangu (Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s officer) with Gulbarga as capital. There were 14 rulers from this sultanate and they ruled for about 150 years. By 1500 AD, Bahmani sultanate was disintegrated and 5 successor Deccan Sultanates were formed.
The five Deccan Sultanates were ruling in the Deccan Plateau region between the Vindhya ranges and the Krishna river after the Bahmani kingdom got disintegrated.