{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a62149e7d88c9e9a5abae8/69a736e147994e3427d1d6fe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bahmani Sultanate - Part 5: Echoes in Stone","description":"In the ruins of Gulbarga and Bidar, crumbling palaces and faded mosaics whisper of a world that once thrived. The air feels heavy with stories of ambition, rivalry, and the relentless passage of time. This is where the Bahmani Sultanate’s journey draws to a close—but its legacy still pulses through the Deccan.\r\n\r\nThe fall of the Bahmanis was slow, marked by conflict from within as much as from outside. Court chronicles and the very stones of abandoned halls tell of bitter struggles between foreign-born afaqi nobles and entrenched Deccani elites. Their feuds for power and privilege paralyzed the government, while provincial governors shifted their loyalties as the winds changed.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecivilizationarchive.com/civilization/bahmani-sultanate","author_name":"The Archive Network"}