Bijapur

/ bɪˈdʒɑːpʊə /

noun

an ancient city in W India, in N Mysore: capital of a former kingdom, which fell at the end of the 17th century: cotton. Pop: 245 946 (2001)

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This is the junction for Bijapur, one of the most ancient cities of India, and once the capital of the Deccan.

In 1686 the city of Bijapur was taken by Aurangzeb in person, and in the following year Golconda also fell.

Within the citadel are the remains of Hindu temples, which prove that Bijapur was an important town in pre-Mahommedan times.

This magnificent palace, where so many scenes historic in the Bijapur dynasty occurred, is now the abode of hundreds of pigeons.

It was captured from the king of Ahmednagar by the king of Bijapur about the middle of the 17th century.

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