Ali Adil Shah II

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Ali Adil Shah II
Sultan Shah
8th Sultan of Bijapur
Reign	4 November 1656 – 24 November 1672
Predecessor	Mohammed Adil Shah
Successor	Sikandar Adil Shah
Died	24 November 1672 Bijapur
Burial	Bara Kaman
Spouse	Khurshida Khanum
Issue	Shahar Banu Begum (Padshah Bibi) Husain Sikandar Adil Shah
Names Sultan Adil Shah Sani
House	Adil Shahi house
Dynasty	Adil Shahi Empire
Father	Mohammed Adil Shah
Mother	Khadija Sultana of Golconda
Religion	Sunni Islam[1][2][3]

Ali Adil Shah II was the 8th Sultan of Bijapur. He succeeded to the throne of Bijapur through the efforts of the Prime Minister Khan Muhammad and the Queen, Badi Sahiba, sister of Qutb Shah of Golkonda on the death of Mohammed Adil Shah of Bijapur on 4 November 1656.

His accession signaled disasters to the Kingdom and his reign marked the decline of the Bijapur Kingdom.