Ibrahim Adil Shah II
| Ibrahim Adil Shah | |||||
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| Sultan | |||||
A portrait of Ibrahim Adil Shah II | |||||
| 6th Sultan of Bijapur | |||||
| Reign | 1580 – 12 September 1627 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ali Adil Shah I | ||||
| Successor | Mohammed Adil Shah | ||||
| Born | c. 1570 | ||||
| Died | 12 September 1627 (aged 56-57) Bijapur | ||||
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| Spouse | Chand Sultana (daughter of Ibrahim Qutb Shah) Kamal Khatun Taj Sultana | ||||
| Issue | Durvesh Badshah Sultan Sulaiman Muhammad Adil Shah Khizar Shah Zahra Sultana Burhan Sultan Begum Fatima Sultana | ||||
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| Dynasty | Adil Shahi dynasty | ||||
| Father | Tahamasp | ||||
| Mother | Haji Badi Sahiba Begum | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1570 – 12 September 1627) was Sultan of the Sultanate of Bijapur and a member of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Under his reign the sultanate had its greatest period as he extended its frontier as far south as Mysore. He was a skilful administrator, artist, poet and a generous patron of the arts. He reverted to the Sunni orthodoxy of Islam, but remained tolerant of other religions, including Christianity. However, during his reign high-ranking Shiite immigrants became unwelcome and in 1590, he ordered the confinement of criers who read the khutba in the Shia form. The Adil Shahis under his rule left a tradition of cosmopolitan culture and artistic patronage whose architectural remains are to be seen in the capital city of Bijapur.