sentences:  After his death in 1504, his son Amir Barid became the prime minister and controlled the administration of the Bahmani sultanate.After the death of Mahmud Shah Bahmani in 1518, he was succeeded by four sultans, one after another, but they were mere puppets in the hands of Amir Barid.When the last Bahmani ruler Kalimullah fled to Bidar in 1527, Amir Barid became practically independent.