Bidar, a true capital for the Bahmanis

Tired of the constant intrigues and the poisonous atmosphere in Gulbarga one of the first decisions undertaken by in his youth was to move the capital of the Bahmani kingdom to Bidar. On the site of an old fort squarely in the middle of the Deccan plateau an entirely new capital has been built, a magnificent city comparable to the great cities of Persia and Transoxiana. With its 37 bastions and 7 gates Bidar is also an impressive fort and the foremost defense of our dynasty.\nBuilt to impress the royal court itself, it is no less awe-inspiring and the audience hall with the Turquoise throne of our dynasty is perhaps the most renowned symbol of our family.\nNone of this comes cheap of course. Our vizier contacted us today with a list of things in need of urgent attention and another list of areas which we would be wise to continue to develop.