Sikandar Adil Shah

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Sikandar Adil Shah was the last ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, whose defeat marked the end of the independent Deccan sultanates and the expansion of Mughal power in southern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sultan of Bijapur
historical figure
member of the Adil Shahi dynasty
ruler
associatedWith fall of Bijapur in 1686
capital Bijapur
capturedBy Mughal forces
conflict Mughal–Bijapur wars
country Bijapur Sultanate
deathDate 1686
deathPlace Bijapur
defeatedBy Aurangzeb
Mughal Empire
dynasty Adil Shahi dynasty
endOfReignCause Mughal conquest of Bijapur
era late 17th century
event Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686)
governmentForm monarchy
historicalSignificance his defeat facilitated Mughal expansion in southern India
his fall marked the end of the independent Deccan sultanates
knownAs Sikandar Adil Shah
languageOfCourt Persian
lastMonarchOf Adil Shahi dynasty
Bijapur Sultanate
locatedInPresentDay Karnataka, India
linked to: Karnataka
notableFor being the last ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty
end of the independent Bijapur Sultanate
his defeat by the Mughal Empire
opponent Aurangzeb
Mughal Empire
partOf Deccan sultanates
positionHeld Sultan of Bijapur
predecessor Ali Adil Shah II
region Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau
reignEnd 1686
reignStart 1672
religion Islam
ruledOver Bijapur and its dependencies
successorState Mughal Empire
territory Bijapur Sultanate
title Adil Shah
Sultan

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Adil Shahi dynasty lastRuler Sikandar Adil Shah
Hemu servedUnder Adil Shah Suri
linked to: Sikandar Adil Shah
Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686) opposingCommanderForSide Sikandar Adil Shah, for the Adil Shahi Sultanate
linked to: Sikandar Adil Shah
Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686) relatedRuler Sikandar Adil Shah
Sikandar Adil Shah knownAs Sikandar Adil Shah