Mallu Adil Shah, of the Adil Shahi dynasty, was the Sultan of the Bijapur Sultanate of modern-day southern India. He ruled for a short period in 1534, before being deposed and blinded.

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Mallu Adil Shah succeeded his father

Ismail Adil Shah Ismail Adil Shah (1498 – 27 August 1534) was the Sultan of Bijapur the western Deccan and South India who spent most of his time extending his territory. His reign helped the dynasty establish a stronghold in the Deccan. Early years Ismail A ...

upon the latter's death. He was supposed to be in the company of evil habits. Punji Khatun, Mallu Adil Shah's paternal grandmother with the help of General Asad Khan deposed Mallu Adil Shah and declared his younger brother Ibrahim Adil Shah I as the king.

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* A Visit to Bijapur by H. S. Kaujalagi * "Avalokana" a souvenir published by the Government of Karnataka * Centenary Souvenir published by the Bijapur Municipal Corporation * Wakiyate Mumlikate Bijapur by Basheeruddin Dahalwi * Tareekhe Firishta by Muhammad Kasim Firishta * Shawahidul Awliyae Bijapur by Sayyad Murtuza Quadri Gachi Mahal 16th-century Indian monarchs 16th-century Indian Muslims Sultans of Bijapur {{India-royal-stub