The Deccan sultanates were five dynasties of mixed ethnic background (Afghan, Persian, Turk, Mongol etc) that ruled late medieval 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 theVindhya Range. These kingdoms became independent during the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate.[1] In 1490, Ahmadnagar declared independence, followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year.Golkonda became independent in 1518 and Bidar in 1528.[2] In 1510, Bijapur repulsed an invasion by the Portuguese against the city of Goa, but lost it later that year.
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 byAurangzeb's 1686-87 campaign.
The rulers of five Deccan sultanates had a number of cultural contributions to their credit in the fields of art, music, literature and architecture.
An important cultural contribution of the Deccan sultanates is the development of Dakhani language. Dakhani, which started growing under the Bahamani rulers, developed into an independent spoken and literary language during this period by continuously drawing resources from Arabic-Persian, Marathi, Kannada and Telugu. This language later became known as Dakhani Urdu to distinguish it from the North Indian Urdu. The Deccani miniature painting, which flourished in the courts of Ahmadnagar, Bijapur and Golkonda is another major cultural contribution of the Deccan Sultantaes. The architectural splendors of Deccan like Char Minar and Gol Gumbaz belong to this period. The religious tolerance displayed by the Nizam Shahi, Adil Shahi and Qutb Shahi rulers is also worthy of mention.
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Dakhini (Urdu: دکنی) also spelledDakkhani and Deccani, arose as a Muslim court language of theDeccan Plateau ca. 1300 AD in ways similar to Urdu. It is similar to Urdu in its influence fromPersian with a Hindi base, but differs because of the strong influence of Arabic, Persian,Konkani, Marathi, Telugu andKannada spoken in the states ofMaharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. This dialect has a rich and extensive literary heritage. Despite it being the native language of mostMuslims of the erstwhile Princely States of Hyderabad State and the Kingdom of Mysore, it is also the spoken form of Hindi-Urdu for most Hindus and non-Hindus of the region to this day and is the most common "street-language" in several cities including Hyderabad and Bangalore.
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 byAurangzeb's 1686-87 campaign.
The rulers of five Deccan sultanates had a number of cultural contributions to their credit in the fields of art, music, literature and architecture.
An important cultural contribution of the Deccan sultanates is the development of Dakhani language. Dakhani, which started growing under the Bahamani rulers, developed into an independent spoken and literary language during this period by continuously drawing resources from Arabic-Persian, Marathi, Kannada and Telugu. This language later became known as Dakhani Urdu to distinguish it from the North Indian Urdu. The Deccani miniature painting, which flourished in the courts of Ahmadnagar, Bijapur and Golkonda is another major cultural contribution of the Deccan Sultantaes. The architectural splendors of Deccan like Char Minar and Gol Gumbaz belong to this period. The religious tolerance displayed by the Nizam Shahi, Adil Shahi and Qutb Shahi rulers is also worthy of mention.
Deccan sultanates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dakhini (Urdu: دکنی) also spelledDakkhani and Deccani, arose as a Muslim court language of theDeccan Plateau ca. 1300 AD in ways similar to Urdu. It is similar to Urdu in its influence fromPersian with a Hindi base, but differs because of the strong influence of Arabic, Persian,Konkani, Marathi, Telugu andKannada spoken in the states ofMaharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. This dialect has a rich and extensive literary heritage. Despite it being the native language of mostMuslims of the erstwhile Princely States of Hyderabad State and the Kingdom of Mysore, it is also the spoken form of Hindi-Urdu for most Hindus and non-Hindus of the region to this day and is the most common "street-language" in several cities including Hyderabad and Bangalore.
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