Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1556- 12 september 1627) was the king of the Sultanate of the Bijapur and the member of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Under his reign the dynasty had its greatest period as he extended its frontier as far south as the Mysore. He was the skilful administrator, artist, poet and the generous patron of the arts. He reverted to the Sunni sect of the Islam, but remained tolerant of other religions, including the Christianity. After his reign, increasing the weakness permitted Mughal encroachment and the successful revolt of the Maratha King Shivaji, who killed the Bijapur general Afzal Khan and scattered his army.
Ibrahim Adil Shah (the father of Ali Adil Shah I) had divided power between the Sunni nobles, the Habshis and the Deccanis. However, Ali Adil Shah favoured the Shi'i.
After the death of Ali Adil Shah I in 1580, the kingdom's nobles appointed Imran Ibrahim, son of Imran sayzada Tahmash Adil Shah and nephew of Ali Adil Shah I, as king. At this time, Ibrahim Adil Shah II was a nine-year old boy.
Ibrahim Adil Shah Reign:
The 5th king of the Adil Shahi dynasty is known in Indian history as Jagad guru Badshah. He tried to create cultural harmony between the Shias and the Sunnis and between Hindus and Muslims through music. He loved the art form, played musical instruments, sang and composed praises of Hindu deities Saraswati and Ganapati. He claimed that his father was the divine Ganapati and mother the Holy Saraswati. For him, the Tanpura personified learning – "Ibrahim the tanpurawala became learned due to grace of god, living in the city of Vidyanagari" (Vidyanagari is the earlier name of Bijapur.) He composed poems on his wife Chand Sultana, his Tanpura Motikhan and his elephant Atish Khan.
Ibrahim II publicly declared that all he wanted was Vidya or learning, music, and Guruseva (serving the teacher). He was a devotee of Hazrat Banda Nawaj, the Sufi saint of Gulbarga. He composed a prayer to him to bestow Vidya or learning and charitable disposition.
He founded the new township at Navraspur to give concrete shape to his idea of a musical city. He had a temple built inside the precincts of the palace that still exists.
Bijapur attracted the period's best musicians and dancers because the king was famous as a great connoisseur and patron of music.
He spoke Marathi, Dakhani, Urdu and Kannada languages fluently, and like his predecessors, employed several Hindus in top posts.
Resources:
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=OYg0wi4Pvb8C&pg=PR7&dq=Ibrahim+Adil+Shah+II&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZDoRVfTGIYWTuASyn4LIAg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Ibrahim%20Adil%20Shah%20II&f=false
Ibrahim Adil Shah (the father of Ali Adil Shah I) had divided power between the Sunni nobles, the Habshis and the Deccanis. However, Ali Adil Shah favoured the Shi'i.
After the death of Ali Adil Shah I in 1580, the kingdom's nobles appointed Imran Ibrahim, son of Imran sayzada Tahmash Adil Shah and nephew of Ali Adil Shah I, as king. At this time, Ibrahim Adil Shah II was a nine-year old boy.
Ibrahim Adil Shah Reign:
The 5th king of the Adil Shahi dynasty is known in Indian history as Jagad guru Badshah. He tried to create cultural harmony between the Shias and the Sunnis and between Hindus and Muslims through music. He loved the art form, played musical instruments, sang and composed praises of Hindu deities Saraswati and Ganapati. He claimed that his father was the divine Ganapati and mother the Holy Saraswati. For him, the Tanpura personified learning – "Ibrahim the tanpurawala became learned due to grace of god, living in the city of Vidyanagari" (Vidyanagari is the earlier name of Bijapur.) He composed poems on his wife Chand Sultana, his Tanpura Motikhan and his elephant Atish Khan.
Ibrahim II publicly declared that all he wanted was Vidya or learning, music, and Guruseva (serving the teacher). He was a devotee of Hazrat Banda Nawaj, the Sufi saint of Gulbarga. He composed a prayer to him to bestow Vidya or learning and charitable disposition.
He founded the new township at Navraspur to give concrete shape to his idea of a musical city. He had a temple built inside the precincts of the palace that still exists.
Bijapur attracted the period's best musicians and dancers because the king was famous as a great connoisseur and patron of music.
He spoke Marathi, Dakhani, Urdu and Kannada languages fluently, and like his predecessors, employed several Hindus in top posts.
Resources:
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=OYg0wi4Pvb8C&pg=PR7&dq=Ibrahim+Adil+Shah+II&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZDoRVfTGIYWTuASyn4LIAg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Ibrahim%20Adil%20Shah%20II&f=false
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