al-wathiq bitayid al-malik lillah abu'l muzaffar // Ahmad shah bin Ahmadshah Bahmanshah. 17mm, 7.95 grams. G/G #BH87.

The Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1527) was a major Muslim kingdom of the Deccan, founded by Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah following his revolt against the Delhi Sultanate. Its first capital was Gulbarga (Ahsanabad), which remained the political centre until the capital was transferred to Bidar in the 15th century. A powerful rival of the Vijayanagara Empire, the Bahmani state eventually fragmented into the five Deccan Sultanates.