bahmani sultanate

Titled "The Heritage of Bahmanis and the Baridis of Deccan," the book was released in the city on Sunday.

Bidar Fort, built in the 15th century by the bahmani sultanate, stands as an architectural marvel blending Persian, Islamic, and South Indian styles. The fort features triple moats, seven gates, and unique monuments like Rangin Mahal and Jami Masjid. Its innovative Karez water system and strategic plateau location highlight its historical significance and cultural richness, attracting tourists and history enthusiasts.

The cannon is known as Bara Gazi Toph and measures about 29 feet in length. Its circumference is 7.6 feet and diameter 2 feet. The barrel is 7-inch thick. In India, the largest recorded cannon is about 23 feet long and is located in Koulas Fort in Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh.

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 550 years of Afanasy Nikitin's journey to India. The stamp depicts images of the monument of Tver city in Russia and Bahmani monuments and a temple of south India. Afanasy Nikitin, a Russian tourist, had visited the Bahmani kingdom in the fifteenth century. The stamp has enticed research scholars, historians, and artists to venture into further studies and research on Nikitin's travel to the Bahmani kingdom and learn about the art, culture, and literature mentioned in his book 'The Journey Beyond Three Seas'.

The Archaeological Survey of India plans to seek world heritage tag for two more historical sites in the state -megalithic tombs of Hire Benakal in Koppal district and Bahmani structures at Bidar and Bijapur. It will send a proposal to Unesco for inclusion of these two sites.

Karnataka and Telangana have together nominated the forts and monuments of the Deccan Sultanate for a global heritage tag from Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

The department of archaeology, museums and heritage will survey 25,000 monuments and other places of historical importance across the state. The aim is to shortlist certain structures and add them to the list of ‘declared monuments’ to protect them and take up renovation work if necessary.

Tenali Rama faces a formidable new adversary as Behzad Khan joins the cast as Salabat Khan, a strategic mastermind from the bahmani sultanate. Salabat Khan's calculated conspiracies threaten to destabilize the Vijayanagar Empire, challenging Tenali Rama's wit and loyalty. Khan's arrival promises a gripping battle of intelligence and political intrigue, adding depth and tension to the popular historical drama.

Eight decades before Hyderabad was founded and Charminar was built by Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 CE, Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, had visited the fort city of Golconda as part of his mission to spread the new religion in the Deccan. A video documentary is now being made on the areas associated with the founder of Sikhism during his second ‘Udasi’ (tour), which fall mostly in Telugu states and regions that were once part of the princely Hyderabad state.

Architectural jewels in Belur and Halebid in Hassan, historical monuments in Srirangapatna and remnants of history from Deccan sultanate are in line to be declared as the world heritage site by the Unseco.

The 2,500 million-year-old heritage rock formations are under threat of encroachment and destruction. Will the government wake up before it’s too late?

Earlier this April Sri Shivacharya Swami, the Jangam or head Lingayat of Madhyal in the Gulbarga district of north Karnataka, started out on an 80 kilometer walk to the tomb of the mystic-king Ahmed Shah al-Wali Bahmani at Ashtur.

Historians are at work to restore the grandeur of Bidar's heritage homes, many of which are more than 400 years old. But it's not easy to recreate history when past and present cohabit to the extent they do in Bidar