Mallu Adil Shah

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Mallu Adil Shah
3rd Sultan of Bijapur
Reign27 August 1534 – February 1535 [1]
Predecessor Ismail Adil Shah
Successor Ibrahim Adil Shah I
Born Bijapur
DiedFebruary 1535
Bijapur
Burial1535
Names
Mallu Adil Khan
Dynasty Adil Shahi Empire
Father Ismail Adil Shah
MotherFatima Beebi
Religion Shia Islam

Mallu Adil Shah, of the Adil Shahi dynasty, was the Sultan of the Bijapur Sultanate of modern-day southern India. He ruled for a short period in 1534, before being deposed and blinded. [2]

Reign

Mallu Adil Shah succeeded his father Ismail Adil Shah upon the latter's death. He was supposed to be in the company of evil habits. Punji Khatun, Mallu Adil Shah's paternal grandmother with the help of General Asad Khan deposed Mallu Adil Shah and declared his younger brother Ibrahim Adil Shah I as the king.

References

  1. M. H. RAMA SHARMA (23 October 2016). "Full text of "THE HISTORY OF VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE VOL.1"". Internet Archive. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. Cousens, Henry (1916). Bijapur and its Architectural Remains. p. 5.