A dynasty founded by Ḳāsim Barīd, who was originally a Turkish slave sold to Muḥammad S̲h̲āh III, the 13th of the line of the Bahmanids [ q.v.]. A man of outstanding personality, a good calligrapher and musician, he also proved his mettle on the battlefield and rose to be the kotwal in the reign of Maḥmūd S̲h̲āh, and after the death of Malik Ḥasan Niẓām al-Mulk, arrogated to himself the office of chief Minister of the tottering Bahmanī State. He had often to contend with the more powerful fiefholders of the Kingdom who had…

, a hill fort lat. 19° 57′ N., long. 75° 15′ E., ten miles N.-W. of Awrangābād, now in Mahārās̲h̲tra State, was called Deogiri (properly Devagiri), “the Hill of God”, in pre-Muslim times as the capital of the Yādavas, originally feudatories of the Western Čālukyas but independent since 1183 A.D., after which they continued to rule the territory from Deogiri independently. ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn, nephew of Sulṭān D̲j̲alāl al-Dīn Fīrūz K̲h̲ald̲j̲ī of Dihlī, actuat…