Burhan was not a man to rest in peace. As soon as he got a little respite, he made a futile attempt to capture Sholapur. His aggression led to the formation of a united alliance of the rulers of Gujarat, Khandesh and the Raja Bharjiu of Baglana. Burhan was in utter despair.
All his efforts to get assistance from Ismail Adil, Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk and even the Mughal Emperor Babar proved futile. Ali Barid, however, came to his rescue and inflicted a crushing defeat on Bahadur Shah’s forces who were advancing towards Ahmadnagar.
Somehow or the other, Bahadur Shah managed to reach Ahmadnagar but the siege of the fort continued. He sent his forces in all directions which compelled Burhan to take a position near the hills around Daulatabad from where he carried out guerilla type of warfare, till Ali Barid’s forces joined him.
But they had hardly reached Burhanpur when Qaisar Khan of Khandesh forced them retreat. The commandant of Daulatabad fort, however, still held on. Ali Barid was tired of constant war and sued for peace with Bahadur Shah. He even married his daughter to him. He was unable to recover Pathri or reduce Daulatabad.
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His dream of Deccan Empire thus vanished in the air. Ala-ud-din Imad Shah also withdrew from the confederacy and raised the siege of Daulatabad. Bahadur Shah and Muhammad Khan Faruqi also came to terms with Burhan and peace was restored in Deccan at least for some time.
Burhan did not abide by the terms of the treaty, captured Parenda and several Maratha forts’ in the north. It was resented by other rulers particularly Bahadur Shah and Muhammad Khan Faruqi whose combined forces defeated Nizam Shah.
Burhan’s adventure in Bijapur also resulted in his defeat at the hands of Ismail Adil. According to the terms of the treaty, Ismail would have a free hand in conquering and annexing Telingana and Burhan in annexing Berar. However, Shah Ismail died soon afterwards on August 27, 1534.
Shah Tahir was a shia and under his patronage the shia culture and learning spread in the dominions. He was even able to persuade the Sultan to renounce the sunni creed and adopt shiaism. The sunni nobles greatly resented it and they rose in rebellion under the leadership of the Sultan’s son Abdul Qadir who refused to accept shiaism.
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But the rebellion was put down with a stern hand. Even there was an attack by a confederacy of Burhan Nizam Shah, Sultan Muhammad II of Gujarat and Muhammad Khan Faruqi but Burhan dealt with them diplomatically and they withdrew.
On the other hand, he succeeded in getting the support of Ali Barid, Jamshid Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk and Ramaraj, regent of Vijayanagar and carried on war against Ibrahim Adil Shah and recovered Sholapur from him.
Burhan’s illness led to a war of succession between his five sons. Miyan Shah Husain came out successful and ascended the throne on 30 December 1553 after his father’s death. He assumed the title of Husain Nizam Shah.