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Which of the following Bahmani rulers shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in 1425 CE?

A. Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah
B. Taj-ud-din Firuz Shah
C. Ahmad Shah I✓ Correct Answer
D. Humayun Shah

💡 Solution & Explanation

Ahmad Shah I relocated the Bahmani sultanate capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in 1425 to establish a centrally located capital adorned with distinctive Indo-Islamic architecture. The shift enabled better administrative control over the regional territories of the Deccan. Medieval architectural developments are regularly examined in historical studies.

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