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Rangin Mahal
 Location
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Bidar, Karnataka
Built By
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Bahamani Kings
Improved By
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Ali Barid
Positioned in Bidar, the colorful palace called as Rangin Mahal is close to the Gumbad Darwaza. The shifting of the royal palace from the main palace to this small set of rooms is certified to the Abyssinian effort to grab power from Mahammad Shah Bahamani in 1487 AD.
The fleeing king took refuge from the rebels by taking shelter in the 'Shah Burz' adjoining the gumbad until saved by loyalists. The king felt it was auspicious to stay there and so the rooms were built into the Rangin Mahal.
 This was later improved by Ali Barid who was responsible for the woodwork and the mother-of-pearl inlay work. The tile work and the granite with mother-of-pearl inlay work are the unique features of the palace walls.
The outer hall with intricately carved wooden pillars was meant for the purpose of giving audience. A Persian couplet worked out in encaustic tiles sums up the king's wisdom and pious philosophy.
While the Rangin Mahal gives a hint of the fine artistic taste of the rulers, yet it shows that the kingdom was no longer at its zenith. Shrunken revenues from a shrinking empire dictated the size of palaces and the tombs. |
