Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1571 - September 12, 1627) - the sultan of the Bidzhapursky sultanate , a member of the Adil Shahs dynasty, the Ottomans , during his reign (the longest in the history of the Bijapursky sultanate) expanded the southern border to Mysore . He was a skilled administrator, artist, poet and generous patron of the arts. He made Sunni Islam the official religion again, but remained tolerant of other religions, even Christianity . However, during his reign, immigrants who professed Shiism were undesirable, they were forbidden to occupy high positions. During the incident in 1590 , when a group of Muslims read the Hutbah according to Shiite canons, it showed intolerance and imprisoned all the worshipers. After his death, there was an uprising of Marathi Shivaji, supported by the Mughal empire , during a confrontation with General Bijapur Afzal Khan, the army of the general was defeated, and Afzal Khan was killed. As one of the brightest representatives of the dynasty, he left the traditions of cosmopolitan culture and artistic patronage, the architectural monuments of the period of this dynasty can be seen in the capital Bijapur. [one]
| Ibrahim Adil Shah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| ||||
| Predecessor | Ali Adil Shah I | |||
| Successor | Muhammad Adil Shah | |||
| Birth | about 1570 | |||
| Death | 1627 Bijapur | |||
| Dynasty | Adil Shahi | |||
| Father | Tahmasp | |||
| Mother | Haji Badi Sahib | |||
| Spouse | Chand Sultana (daughter of Ibrahim Kutba Shah), Kamal Khatun, Taj Sultana, Sundar Mahal, Daughter of Dasu Pandit | |||
| Children | Durves Badshah, Sultan Suleiman, Muhammad Adil Shah, Khizr Shah, Suhra Sultana, Burkhan, Sultan Begum, Fatima Sultan | |||
| Religion | Shiism before 1552, Sunni | |||
Content
Succession
After the death of Ali Adil Shah I in 1580, the nobles of the kingdom appointed Imran Ibrahim, nephew of Ali Adil Shah, as regent-ruler . At this time, Ibrahim Adil Shah II was a nine-year-old boy.
Early Board
Ibrahim (son of Ali Adil Shah I) Shared power between the Sunni nobility, the Deccan nobility, representatives of Sidi , while his father preferred the Shiite nobility during the reign.
Board
Ibrahim Adil Shah II, the fifth king of the Adil Shahi dynasty, is known in Indian history as Jagadguru Badshah. He patronized musicians and played musical instruments himself. He also wrote poems about his wife Chand Sultan and his elephant Atish-Khan.
There are cases of manifestations of support for Sufism : Ibrahim wrote a prayer to the Sufi saint Gulbarga.
He founded the new "musical town" Navraspur to give concrete shape to his idea of a musical city.
During the reign of Ibrahim, the Bijapur Sultanate attracted the best musicians, artists and dancers of the time, because the king was known as a great connoisseur and patron of music. [2]
He was fluent in Marathi , Deccan, Urdu and Kannada
Ibrahim II wrote the book Kitab-i-Navras (Book of Nine Rasas) in the Deccan language. This is a collection of 59 poems and 17 verses. According to his court poet Zuhuri, he wrote it in order to acquaint people who knew only the Persian epic with Indian aesthetics.
Burial place
The tomb of Ibrahim Rouse is one of the main attractions of Bijapur. Built on a single rock and at the same time maintains balance.
Note
Notes
- Mer Annemarie Schimmel, Former Professor Emeritus Indo-Muslim Culture and Annemarie Schimmel. The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture . - Reaktion Books, 2004. - 364 p. - ISBN 9781861891853 .
- ↑ Dalrymple, William . The Renaissance of the Sultans (English) , The New York Review of Books . The appeal date is November 30, 2018.