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After the birth of Ghiyas-ud-din, Muhammad deemed him the successor to the throne. Firuz swore fealty to the new sultan. However, Ghiyas-ud-din was blinded and imprisoned by a
Turkish nobleman who installed Shams-ud-din as a puppet ruler. Firuz and Ahmed marched to Gulbarga and Firuz declared himself
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In 1420, an attack on Pangal, which had been taken by
Vijayanagar, proved disastrous. Firuz was trounced by Vijayanagar and he retreated, surrendering the southern and eastern districts of his kingdom. This defeat had a deep impact on his morale and he was henceforth a broken man. He spend his final
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of the
Vijayanagara empire attempted to kidnap a daughter of a Goldsmith from Mudgal due to the rejection of the marriage proposal. He marched with his army to the Bahmani territories where the Goldsmith and his family took refuge. Knowing this, Firuz Shah with his allies marched to Vijayanagar and
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Hushyar and Bidar, ordered Ahmad to be blinded, in order to secure the succession for his eldest son Hasan Khan. Ahmad, along with his son Alauddin and his supporters, fled the capital and was pursued by a force of three or four thousand horse, led by Hushyar and
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in this aspect. He was well versed in Quran and
Islamic jurisprudence, took philosophical leanings in Sufism and proficient in several languages and took three days off in a week to give lectures on subjects like mathematics and Euclidean geometry. He was also a master of several languages like
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and many other languages. He also was poet and wrote under the name of Firozi. His interest in astronomy is quite evident when he instructs to build an observatory in
Daulatabad which would get completed after his death. He was also respectful of other faiths, and read the Christian and Jewish
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As Ahmad laid siege to
Gulbarga, Firuz, now extremely ill, was carried to the battlefield. Rumours of his death caused many in his army to defect to Ahmad's camp. The citadel was surrendered and Firuz abdicated in favour of
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two years in asceticism and piety. The administration of the kingdom was delegated to two manumitted slaves, Hushyar and Bidar, who were given the titles of 'Ain-ul-mulk and Nizam-ul-mulk.
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scriptures. He also maintained a vast harem consisting of inmates from different parts of the world. He would also contract temporary marriages known in the Shi'ah doctrine as
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from 16 November 1397 to 22 September 1422. Firuz Shah is considered an important ruler of the
Bahamani Sultanate. He expanded his kingdom and even succeeded in conquering the
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on many occasions and the rivalry between the two dynasties continued unabated throughout his reign, with victories in 1398 and 1406, but a defeat in 1419.
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During his reign, Firuz was successful in integrating Hindus into the
Bahmani office and army. He also formed alliances with Telugu warriors.
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Bidar. In the ensuing battle, Ahmad's army defeated the army of
Hushyar and Bidar, as they fell back to Gulbarga with Ahmad in pursuit.
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plundered their territories. Atlast, Deva Raya sued for peace and he was forced to give his daughter for marriage to Firuz Shah.
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and posed a threat to the Bahmanis. This threat was thwarted by a calculated and incisive attack by Firuz.
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the sultan. Taghalchin was killed and Shams-ud-din was blinded.
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