Though the Bahmani kingdom disintegrated after Emperor Krishnadeva Raya’s invasion, it gave birth to five smaller kingdoms- Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Berar, Golconda and Bidar.
Yusuf Adil Shah founded the state of Bijapur in 1489 AD. Ibrahim Adil Shah, known for replacing Persian by Hindvi (Dakhini Urdu) as the official language is their best-known ruler. In 1686, Aurangzeb annexed Bijapur.
In 1490, Malik Ahmad founded the kingdom of Ahmednagar. Within nine years, he annexed Daulatabad. He was succeeded by his son Burhan-i-Nizam Shah in 1508. The Mughals annexed the kingdom of Ahmednagar in 1636. Qutb Shah, a Turkish officer began the rule of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in Golconda. This happened in 1518 and a century and a half later, the kingdom of Golconda was annexed by the Mughals in 1687.
The kingdom of Bidar was founded in 1526 under the Barid Shahi dynasty. It was annexed between 1619 and 1620 by Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur. Berar, founded in 1490, was annexed by Ahmednagar in 1574.
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