Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah was the founder of the Bahmani kingdom.
The rulers of Bahmani and Vijayanagara frequently engaged in wars to gain control over the Raichur region (the Raichur region located between the Tungabhadra and the Krishna rivers was fertile & was known as 'the rice bowl of South India").
It was in CE 17th century that the Marathas became a prominent power.
Shivaji was the major ruler of the Maratha kingdom & adopted the title 'Chatrapati'.
