Deccan sultanate founded by Yusuf Adil Shah, a former Bahmani governor who declared independence at Bijapur in 1490; renowned for its architecture (the Gol Gumbaz) and its long rivalry with Ahmadnagar, Golconda, and the Mughals.
Besieged and annexed by Aurangzeb's Mughal forces in 1686 after a year-long siege; the last sultan, Sikandar, was sent into Mughal captivity, ending Deccan sultanate independence in the region.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi) — the shape you scrub through changes in 1490 · 1571.
Polity-specific history of the Adil Shahi state; older Indian academic press (Kumar Bros.) publication predates ISBN adoption, so no ISBN is available to cite.