Bidar
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.
Following are the major tourist attractions in Bidar
* Narasimha Jharana (Cave Temple of Lord Narasimha)
* Papa Nashini ( Shiva Temple)
* 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
* Gurudwara
*
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College*
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-
1619Bidar can be reached by rail and road from
Hyderabad. There is a train called
Manmad express which starts from
Secunderabad at 6:00 p.m. every day.
*
List of sultans of Bidar*
Official Website of the District
