Relating to the Bahmani Sultanate, a major Islamic kingdom that ruled parts of central and southern India from the 14th to 16th centuries.
From the Bahmani dynasty, likely derived from Persian; possibly from Bahman (an ancient Persian name) or a tribal origin. The sultanate's name became the historical term for the kingdom and its culture.
The Bahmani Sultanate was a cultural powerhouse—it pioneered the mixing of Persian, Arabic, and Indian aesthetics that became the Deccan style, and its fall created five successor states that competed artistically and militarily for 200 years!
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