Bijapur through time
Now Vijayapura, Karnataka
Theme M4 · 1070 to 1323 CE
South India before the Sultanate: the last Cholas, Hoysalas, Pandyas and Kakatiyas
Bhaskara II's birthplace, 1114; some place it near Chalisgaon instead
Theme M6 · 1336 to 1646 CE
The Adil Shahi capital, independent from 1489 to 1490; Ismail Adil Shah lost Raichur in 1520, and Ali Adil Shah I joined the alliance of 1565
Theme M7 · 1339 to 1826 CE
Regional kingdoms and their legacy
The Adil Shahi capital, earlier Vijayapura, with the Gol Gumbaz and the Ibrahim Rauza; annexed by Aurangzeb on 12 September 1686
Theme M8a · 1526 to 1707 CE
The Mughal empire: the emperors
The sultanate that took the southern half of Ahmadnagar in 1636 and was annexed by Aurangzeb on 12 September 1686