Question

_________ was the founder of the Barid dynasty.
(A) Ibrahim Barid
(B) Qasim Barid
(C) Both
(D) None

Answer 1

Hint: Barid Shahs ruled Deccans Bidar and other regions around it when Bahmani state was scattered into many provisions. The Barid dynasty declined because of the inner conflicts and it was later captured by Ibrahim Adil Shah of Vijayapur.

Complete answer:
The founder of the Barid dynasty was Qasim Barid. It was founded in 1492 and his reign was from 1489 – 1504. Qasim Barid was Georgian enslaved by Turks. The service of the Bahmani sultan Muhammad Shah III was joined by Qasim Barid. His career was started as Sar – Naubat and later he became the Mir – Jumla i.e., the Prime Minister of the Bahmani Sultanate. He became the de facto ruler during the reign of Mahmud Shah Bahmani. His son Amir Barid became the Prime Minister after the death of Qasim Barid in 1504 and also controlled the administration of the Bahmani sultanate. Later he was succeeded by four sultans, one after the other after the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, but they were mere puppets in the hands of Amir Barid. Amir Barid became practically independent when the last Bahmani ruler Kalimullah fled to Bidar in 1527 but he never assumed any royal title. The rulers of the Barid dynasty patronized Persianate culture. There is also Persian poetry which is inscribed on their tombs and these are located in the Bidar. Considerable additions were made to the Bidar Fort by the Bidar Sultanate.

Thus, option (B) is correct.

Note: For the construction of the buildings and forts, the rulers employed Hindu architects and engineers. This resulted in the amalgamation of some Hindu features within the architecture of this period.