Ibrahim Adil Shah II

Biography:

Ibrahim Adil Shah II was king of the Sultanate of Bijapur and a member of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Under his reign the dynasty had its greatest period as he extended his frontier as far south as Mysore. He was a skilful administrator artist poet and a generous patron of the arts. He reverted to the Sunni form of Islam but remained tolerant of other religions including Christianity.