Q. Mahmud Shah Bahmani died in which of the following years?
Answer: 1518 CE
Notes: Mahmud Shah Bahmani died in 1518 CE. Amir Barid became the de facto ruler, leading to the decline of the Bahmani Sultanate. His successors, Ahmad Shah IV and Ala-ud-Din Shah, were figureheads. The Barid Shahi dynasty emerged, and the disintegration of the Bahmani Sultanate contributed to the rise of the Deccan Sultanates: Bijapur, Golconda, and Ahmadnagar.