Short answers, pulled from the story.
Bijapur is officially known as Vijayapura. The central government approved the name change in October 2014, and it took effect on the 1st of November 2014. The name Vijayapura means "city of victory" and dates back to the city's founding in the 10th-11th centuries.
Bijapur's most notable monuments include the Bijapur Fort, the Bara Kaman, the Jama Masjid, and the Gol Gumbaz, all built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. The fort, completed in 1566, is surrounded by a wall six miles in circumference, reinforced by ninety-six massive bastions and a moat thirty to forty feet broad.
The Adil Shahi dynasty ruled Bijapur from 1490 to 1686 and transformed it into one of the most significant cities of the Deccan. Three rulers were especially influential: Yusuf Adil Shah, who founded the independent state; Ali Adil Shah I, who fortified the city; and Ibrahim Adil Shah II.
At its peak under the Bijapur Sultanate in the early 17th century, Bijapur was estimated to hold between half a million and a million inhabitants. The Mughal conquest in 1686 and subsequent disease reduced the population dramatically.
Bijapur passed to the British East India Company after the 1818 defeat of the Peshwa in the Third Anglo-Maratha War. Formal British rule began in 1848 when the territory of Satara was absorbed following the failure of its line of succession.
Karnataka State Women's University, established in Bijapur in 2003, is the only university in Karnataka dedicated exclusively to women's education. It is recognised under the UGC Act and affiliates seventy women's colleges spread across twelve districts of North Karnataka.