(Between 1627-1655) Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah the third son of Ibrahim Adil Shah II was crowned the King with the help of Dault Muhammad Khan the regent. Daulat Khan was very influential and powerful Officer in the couts of Adil Shah. Even Chand Bibi Sultana and the coutiers were highly impressed with Dault Khan. With the coronation of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah, Dault Khan was confired the title of Khwas Khan. There were fierce battles between Burhan Nizam Shah and Adil Shahs in which Nizam Shah Tasted defeat. ShahJahan the Mughal King attacked Bijapur. But he also lost the battle, After which the Malik Maidan Cannon was brought from Paregunda. The Mughal also fought with Ahemd Nagar and succseded in getting Ahmed Nagar. In 1656 AD Bijapur was at complete peace from both the internal and external conflicts. Since peace and tranqulaity prevalied in the Kingdom the King got engaged in the construction of the beautifull monoment incluing the world famous Gol Gumbaz, whihc is the last resting place of the King.

Muhammad Adil Shah with sword and shield

Muhammad Adil Shah in court

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Muhammad Adil Shah (1627-1657)

With the help of two Bijapuri nobles – Daulat Khan (later entitled as Khawas Khan) and Mirza Muhammad Amin Lari (Later entitled Mustafa Khan), Muhammad Adil Shah, a staunch Sunni Ruler, ascended the throne in 1627 at the comparatively young age of sixteen years.

Muhammad’s glorious reign of thirty years witnessed some momentous historical events.

Bijapur became partner with the Mughals in the extinction of Ahmednagar. Muhammad maintained friendly relations with Shah Jahan and made peace-treaty of 1636, after the extinction of Ahmednagar. And by a farman of Shah Jahan he got assurances for the security of the independence of Bijapur from the Mughal aggression. Due to his good relations, Shah Jahan formally recognized Muhammad’s sovereignty and bestowed on him the title of SHAH in 1648, the only ruler of Bijapur to receive such recognition from the Mughals.

The Treaty of 1636, with the Mughals sealed the expansion of Bijapur in the north. So Muhammad Adil Shah extended his dominations westwards into Konkan, Pune, Dhabul (present Mumbai), southwards into Mysore, and eastwards into Karnataka, present south Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. During his reign, the kingdom attained its greatest extent, power and magnificience, and his dominious stretched from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.

Besides territorial expansions, Bijapur also attained peace and prosperity during Muhammad’s reign. His kingdom yielded an annual revenue of seven crore eighty four lakh rupees, besides five and half crores of tributes were vassal rulers and zamindars. Cultural activities like poetry, painting and architecture also received a great impetus. Muhammad Adil Shah did his best to emulate the glorious traditions left to him by his versatile father. Diffusion of general education and religious teachings were one of his chief concerns, and he did his utmost to improve the socio-economic and educational standards of the people.

World Famous Golgumbad

The colossal mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, now named Gol Gumbaz depicts even to this day, after a lapse of four centuries, the glory that Muhammad’s reign had attained. It is the greatest structural triumps of Indo-Perso-Ottoman architecture of Adil Shahi period.

Muhammad was the first ruler of Adil Shahi dynasty to make a departure from the injunctions against figure and portraint painting which was scrupulously adhered to till his father’s reign. He introduced fresco paintings and portraits, the examples of which are the walls of Asar Mahal, pavilion at Kumatgi and Sat Manzil.

Muhammad’s reign witnessed the rise of Shivaji to eminence and his founding of an independent Maratha State, which was initially carved out from the Bijapur Kingdom. In spite of the great glory and power that Muhammad achieved he failed to check the rise of Marathas to independence. It may be argued that his policy of peaceful compromise indirectly helped the emergence of Maratha nation and statehood.

His Tomb
He was buried near the tomb of his spiritual teacher Hazrat Hashimpeer Dastageer and is called as world famous Gol Gumbad. the name of this website is named after this wonder of the world monument as www.golgumbad.com

Brief Chronology during Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah Era

1. the coronation of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah in 1627.
2. Burhan Nizam Shah's attack on Dharwad and his defeat
3. Second attack of Burhan Nizam Shah and its Defeat.
4. The conspiracy of Kadam Roa Governor of Bunkapur and his murder.
5. The fall of Burhan Nizam Shah due to internal conflcit.
6. Division of the state of Burhan Nizam Shah between Shah Jahan and Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah
7. The attack of ShahJahan on Bijapur and his worst defeat.
8. The bringing of Malik Maidan Cannon from Perigunda to Bijapur
9. The crowning of Hussain Nizam Shah as King and the fortification of Daulta Abad Fort.
10. the visit of Murrai Pandit to extend help to Nizam Shah
11. The victory of Daulat Abad Fort by Mughals
12. The mis understanding and opposition between Mughals and Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah
13. The dis integration of the Kingdom of Nizam Shah
14. The revolt of Mustafa Khan resulting in his impreement in the fort of Belgum
15. The execution of Khwas Khan by the orders of the King Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah in 1045 Hijra
16. The release of Mustafa Khan.
17. The rise of Siddi Rehan from a mere slave boy to the rank of minister of sultan muhammad Adil Shah


References
Wakiyate Mamlakate Bijapur by Basheeruddin Dehelvi.
Tareekhe Farishta by Kasim Farishta
External Relation of Bijapur Adil Shahis.