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| | The Sultanate covers an area of 288 [[20-mile Hex Map|hexes]] and has a population of 3,225,341. It borders on the [[Empire of the Moghuls|Moghul Empire]] ([[Sultanate of Ahmadnagar|Ahmadnagar]], [[Subahdar of Berar|Berar]] and [[Subahdar of Bodhan|Bodhan]]); [[Kingdom of Golconda|Golconda]] ([[Subahdar of Hyderabad|Hyderabad]] and [[Subahdar of Helipuri|Helipuri]]); [[Empire of Vijayanagar|Vijayanagar]] ([[Nayak of Madurai|Madurai]], [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], [[Nayak of Keladi|Keladi]] and [[Nayak of Manjarun|Manjarun]]); and the European colonies of [[Colony of Goa|Goa]] and [[Colony of Coromandel|Coromandel]]. | | The Sultanate covers an area of 288 [[20-mile Hex Map|hexes]] and has a population of 3,225,341. It borders on the [[Empire of the Moghuls|Moghul Empire]] ([[Sultanate of Ahmadnagar|Ahmadnagar]], [[Subahdar of Berar|Berar]] and [[Subahdar of Bodhan|Bodhan]]); [[Kingdom of Golconda|Golconda]] ([[Subahdar of Hyderabad|Hyderabad]] and [[Subahdar of Helipuri|Helipuri]]); [[Empire of Vijayanagar|Vijayanagar]] ([[Nayak of Madurai|Madurai]], [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], [[Nayak of Keladi|Keladi]] and [[Nayak of Manjarun|Manjarun]]); and the European colonies of [[Colony of Goa|Goa]] and [[Colony of Coromandel|Coromandel]]. |
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| | + | The Sultanate is divided into six subahdars ([[Subahdar of Belgaum|Belgaum]], [[Subahdar of Bellary|Bellary]], [[Subahdar of Bijapur|Bijapur]], [[Subahdar of Kolhapur|Kolhapur]], [[Subahdar of Nellore|Nellore]] and [[Subahdar of Pondicherry|Pondicherry]]) and one Nayak ([[Nayak of Vandavasi|Vandavasi]]). |
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| − | | align="left"|Kritapura || align="right"|5,427 || align="center"|1227 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Belgaum|Belgaum]]
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| − | | align="left"|Ranebennuru || align="right"|620 || align="center"|1154 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Belgaum|Belgaum]]
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| − | | align="left"|Belgaum || align="right"|29,888 || align="center"|BCE 400 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Belgaum|Belgaum]]
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| − | | align="left"|Dharwar || align="right"|5,553 || align="center"|1117 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Belgaum|Belgaum]]
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| − | | align="left"|Purballi || align="right"|10,163 || align="center"|1224 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Belgaum|Belgaum]]
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| − | | align="left"|Bellary || align="right"|27,372 || align="center"|BCE 300 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Bellary|Bellary]]
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| − | | align="left"|Hospete || align="right"|303 || align="center"|1529 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Bellary|Bellary]]
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| − | | align="left"|Kotturu || align="right"|1,250 || align="center"|1150 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Bellary|Bellary]]
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| − | | align="left"|Bijapur || align="right"|3,101 || align="center"|1338 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Bijapur|Bijapur]]
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| − | | align="left"|Gulbarga || align="right"|3,981 || align="center"|1347 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Bijapur|Bijapur]]
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| − | | align="left"|Jamakhandi || align="right"|483 || align="center"|1264 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Bijapur|Bijapur]]
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| − | | align="left"|Yetigiri || align="right"|1,750 || align="center"|950 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Bijapur|Bijapur]]
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| − | | align="left"|Kolhapur || align="right"|51,168 || align="center"|BCE 550 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Kolhapur|Kolhapur]]
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| − | | align="left"|Sangla || align="right"|672 || align="center"|1112 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Kolhapur|Kolhapur]]
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| − | | align="left"|Miraj || align="right"|4,631 || align="center"|950 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Kolhapur|Kolhapur]]
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| − | | align="left"|Anantapuram || align="right"|1,034 || align="center"|823 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Chittur || align="right"|3,662 || align="center"|985 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Cumbum || align="right"|793 || align="center"|1015 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Gudur || align="right"|3,000 || align="center"|450 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Guntakal || align="right"|747 || align="center"|1053 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Hindupur || align="right"|844 || align="center"|975 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Kadapa || align="right"|3,390 || align="center"|1050 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Kadiri || align="right"|933 || align="center"|903 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Kavali || align="right"|697 || align="center"|1092 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Nandyal || align="right"|655 || align="center"|1126 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Nellore || align="right"|27,763 || align="center"|BCE 322 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Ongole || align="right"|4,588 || align="center"|BCE 185 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Proddatur || align="right"|1,234 || align="center"|663 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Ratadurg || align="right"|898 || align="center"|932 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Yadavagiri || align="right"|2,000 || align="center"|850 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Nellore|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Pondicherry || align="right"|3,813 || align="center"|125 || align="left"|[[Subahdar of Pondicherry|Pondicherry]]
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| − | | align="left"|Arcot || align="right"|1,147 || align="center"|733 || align="left"|[[Nayak of Vandavasi|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Arkonam || align="right"|1,500 || align="center"|450 || align="left"|[[Nayak of Vandavasi|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Kanchipuram || align="right"|39,743 || align="center"|BCE 480 || align="left"|[[Nayak of Vandavasi|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Manurontakam || align="right"|1,331 || align="center"|585 || align="left"|[[Nayak of Vandavasi|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Tiruvannamalai || align="right"|1,183 || align="center"|704 || align="left"|[[Nayak of Vandavasi|Nellore]]
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| − | | align="left"|Vellore || align="right"|17,965 || align="center"|645 || align="left"|[[Nayak of Vandavasi|Nellore]]
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The Sultanate of Bijapur is a Sunni Muslim entity of the Indian Subcontinent, reaching from the Western Ghats mountains, across the central Deccan to the Eastern Ghats. The Sultanate has access to both the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. The formerly powerful and stable region has been in a state of instability and conflict for nearly a century, warring with Vajiyanagar in the south and the Moghul Empire on the north. Portuguese, Dutch, English and French traders have taken steps to encroach upon Bijapur's trade, so that the once magnificent capital city of Bijapur has begun to show signs of decay. Bijapur's wealth, however, is said to be prodigious, while the city has entertained diplomats, travellers and knowledge seekers from around the globe.
The Sultanate covers an area of 288 hexes and has a population of 3,225,341. It borders on the Moghul Empire (Ahmadnagar, Berar and Bodhan); Golconda (Hyderabad and Helipuri); Vijayanagar (Madurai, Mysore, Keladi and Manjarun); and the European colonies of Goa and Coromandel.
The Sultanate is divided into six subahdars (Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Kolhapur, Nellore and Pondicherry) and one Nayak (Vandavasi).
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