Nauraspur

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Nauraspur was a city in what is today Karnataka, India. It was founded in July 1599 by Ibrahim Adil Shah II, the sultan of the Bijapur Sultanate. [1] It was destroyed in 1624 by Burhan Nizam Shah III, then sultan of the Ahmednagar Sultanate, which were the Adil Shahis' greatest rival and also a member of the Deccan Sultanates. [2]

It was located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Bijapur, the capital of the Sultanate, [3] : 42  and was intended to be a hub of learning and culture, but was never fully completed when it was destroyed in 1624. [4] [2] [3] : 14 

References

  1. ↑ Nazim, M. "Bijapur Inscriptions" (PDF). p. 10. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 Asher, Catherine B.; Talbor, Cynthia (2006). India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 169.
  3. 1 2 Mitchell, George; Zebrowski, Mark (1999). Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates (The New Cambridge History of India Vol. I:7). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-56321-6.
  4. ↑ Bailey, Thomas Grahame (1932). A History of Urdu Literature. Association Press (Y.M.C.A.). ISBN   978-81-7000-080-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)


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