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BAHAMANIS For the first time in Telangana history, it came under the yoke of an alien ruler, the Muslims, after the disastrous fall of Warangal in AD 1323. Alla-ud-din Hasan Gangu established an independent Muslim State, the Bahmani kingdom in south India by revolting against the Delhi Sultanate in AD 1347. Alla-ud-din Hasan Gangu waged wars to annex the two neighboring Hindu kingdoms, Warangal, under the Musunuri Nayakas, and Vijayanagar, which was under the Rayas. He occupied the area up to the river Tungabhadra in AD 1358. He then shifted his capital from Daulatabad to Gulbarga. The Bahmani rule was plagued with factions by the end of the 15th century and there came into existence the five Shahi kingdoms, the Nizamshahis of Ahmadnagar, the Adilshahis of Bijapur, the Imadshahis of Berar, the Qutbshahis of Golconda and the Baridshahis of Bidar. The rule of the Bahmani dynasty came to an end in A.D 1527. It was the Qutbshahi dynasty that played a significant role in the history of Telangana. Harihara II carried on a campaign to control over the territory against the Reddis and wrested Addanki and Srisailam areas from the Reddis. This led to clashes with the Velamas of Rachakonda in Telangana. The Rachakonda sought help from Bahmanis and this constrained Harihara II from proceeding further into Telangana. The Devaraya I (AD 1406-1422) emerged victorious and ascended the throne only to wage wars against the Bahmanis, the Velamas of Telangana and the Reddis of Kondavidu after the death of Harihara II.
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