SHIHABUDDIN MAHMUMD (1482-1518 AD) The long reign of Shihbuddin Mahmud whom his father Muhammad shah had nominated as heir to the throne. The long reign of Shihabuddin Mahmud Shah Bahmani, which extended to more than a quarter of a century, was a period of gradual weakening of the state ending in the description of the splendid edifice which had been built up by the earlier Bahmani at Gulbarga and then by a series of capable ruler and ministers at Bidar Mahmud Shah was succeeded by four Kings, 1. Ahmed-IV (1518-1520 A.D), 2. Alauddin Shah (1520-1523 A.D), 3. Waliullah (1523-1526 A.D) and 4. Kalimullah (1526-1538 A.D) who were Kings only in name. The last King of the house of Bahmani Shah was Kalimullah was the last ruler of kingdom Bahmani dynasty came to an end, making way for the five independent Sultanates of the Deccan. 1. BARID SHAHI (BIDAR) 2. QUTUB SHAHI (GOLKUNDA) 3. AADIL SHAHI (BIJAPUR) 4. IMAD SHAHI ...