Bidar
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Bidar is a city in Karnataka state, India. It is the administrative seat of Bidar District.
Bidar was the capital of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1425 until the sultanate's breakup after 1518. It then became the center of one of the five independent sultanates, known as the Deccan sultanates, that were the successor states to the Bahmani kingdom. The Bidar Sultanate was absorbed by the Sultanate of Bijapur to the west in 1619, which was in turn conquered by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1686. Bidar was part of the Nizam of Hyderabad's dominions from 1724 to 1948, when Hyderabad was annexed to India to become Hyderabad state. In 1956, Hyderabad was partitioned along linguistic lines, and Bidar district became part of Mysore state, later renamed Karnataka. Bidar city is known for its unique Bidri handicraft products. Manjra is one of the main rivers supplying driking Water for Bidar and Hyderabad cities.
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Places of interest
Following are the major tourist attractions in Bidar
- Bidar fort at Bidar
- great friday mosque ar bidar
- madarsa (university)of mehmood gawan
- choubara(watch tower )at bidar
- several dargahs (mausoleam) of holy islamic saints
- Basvesvara Temple, Kalyani shariff
- 12th Century Cave, Kalyan shariff
- Kalyan Fort, Kalyan shairff
- Bidri Art Marterials at Old city
Maharajas & Sultans of Bidar from Barid Dynasty
- Chalukya 550-1195 A. D.
- Bijjala I 12th centuries A. D
- Qasim Shah I 1492-1504
- Amir Shah I 1504-1542
- Ali Shah I 1542-1579
- Ibrahim Shah 1579-1586
- Qasim Shah II 1586-1589
- Amir Shah II 1589-1601
- Mirza 'Ali Shah 1601-1609
- Ali Shah II 1609-1619
How to reach Bidar
Bidar can be reached by rail and road from Hyderabad. There is a train called Manmad express which starts from Secunderabad at 6:00 pm every day. ''''''''Many buses start from Bangalore to Bidar daily evening 5 pm onwards. '''