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The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled kingdoms–-Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar, Bidar, and Berar of south-central India. The Deccan sultanates were located on the Deccan plateau, between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range. They became independent states after the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate by 1538. Although generally rivals, they did ally to attack the Vijayanagara empire in 1565, permanently weakening Vijayanagar. The sultanates were later conquered by the Mughal Empire; Berar was conquered in 1601, Ahmednagar between 1616 and 1632, and Golconda and Bijapur by Aurangzeb's 1686-7 campaign.
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