Bijapur

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Bijapur is a historic city in the Indian state of Karnataka, renowned for its rich Islamic architecture and monuments from the medieval Deccan period.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Bijapur canonical 10
Bijapur city 1
Bijapur court 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historic city
architecturalStyle Deccan Sultanate architecture
linked to: Deccan architecture

Indo-Islamic architecture
country India
formerName Vijayapura
hasLandmark Asar Mahal
Barah Kaman
Gagan Mahal
Gol Gumbaz
Ibrahim Rauza
Jama Masjid, Bijapur
Malik-e-Maidan cannon
Mehtar Mahal
Upli Buruj
hasOfficialName Vijayapura
hasStructureType fortifications
mausoleums
mosques
palaces
historicalEra Deccan Sultanate period
medieval India
knownFor Adil Shahi monuments
linked to: Gol Gumbaz

Islamic architecture
medieval Deccan monuments
languageSpoken Kannada
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Deccan region
Karnataka
South India
north Karnataka
linked to: northern Karnataka
partOf Vijayapura district
regionCapitalOf Bijapur district (historical)
linked to: Vijayapura district
religionPresent Hinduism
Islam
rulingDynasty Adil Shahi dynasty
servedAs capital of Adil Shahi dynasty

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adil Shahi dynasty capital Bijapur
Adil Shahi dynasty notableStructureLocation Bijapur, Karnataka
linked to: Bijapur
Gol Gumbaz locatedIn Bijapur
Deccan architecture center Bijapur
Dakhni poets flourishedIn Bijapur court
linked to: Bijapur
Sikandar Adil Shah capital Bijapur
Diler Khan regionOfActivity Bijapur region
linked to: Bijapur
Deccani painting hasCenter Bijapur
Ali Adil Shah I powerBase Bijapur city
linked to: Bijapur