Jamsheed ruled for seven years. His reign was the ugliest chapter of Golconda history. Mahmud Hamdani, whom Jamsheed employed to kill the Sultan, was himself murdered, so as to draw the curtain and conceal the crime. Jamsheed killed him with his own hand. His younger brother Ibrahim, sensing danger to his own life, fled to Bidar with a few hundred horsemen and appraised its king of the situation. Ali Barid of Bidar, accompanied by Ibrahim, laid siege to Golconda with a large army. Jamsheed, in his turn, sought the help of Burhan Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar. The latter invaded Ali Barid’s territory, as a result of which Ali Barid had to withdraw to Bidar. Ibrahim, finding that he was left in the lurch, fled to Vijayanagar, where he stayed till the death of his brother.
Burhan Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar appealed to Jamsheed to help him in recovering Sholapur from Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur. Jamsheed had to accede to his ally’s request. Finding that Ali Barid joined hands with Ibrahim, Burhan made friends with Darya Imad Shah of Berar. The allied forces of Bidar and Bijapur were defeated by the three confederate forces of Ahmadnagar, Golconda, and Berar. To overwhelm Ali Barid of Bidar, Jamsheed allied with Bijapur and Ahmadnagar, whereupon the forces of Ahmadnagar captured Kandahar, an important fort of Bidar. Unaware of this alliance, Ali Barid of Bidar sought the help of his old friend, Ibrahim Ali Adil Shah. The latter treacherously imprisoned him and annexed a large part of the Southern kingdom. Burhan Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar attacked Sholapur, a bone of contention between Bijapur and Ahmadnagar for a long time. Both being equal in strength, each sought the help of Jamsheed. The latter offered to assist Ibrahim on condition that he released the king of Bidar. Ibrahim conceded the request. But, Jamsheed did not keep his word. Instead, he marched against Bidar and replaced Ali Barid on the throne. The latter offered large presents to Jamsheed as a mark of gratitude. Later, Ali Barid, with the help of Ibrahim Adil Shah, marched against Kaulas, but was defeated by Jamsheed’s forces at Narayanakhed.
Taking advantage of these feuds, Ramaraj of Vijayanagar took the initiative and scored a victory over the Bijapur forces on the river Bhima. Ibrahim Adil Shah, finding that he was backing the wrong horse, broke up the coalition by making concessions to Ahmadnagar and Ramaraj. This resulted in an attack on the Golconda kingdom by the Bijapur forces. But, soon Jamsheed asserted his superiority over all his rivals by his bravery, strategy, and statesmanship.
Jamsheed died of cancer in 1550 A.D. After his death began a struggle for power among the nobles. Some of them, headed by minister Jagadeva Rao, and supported by all the Naikwars, invited Ibrahim, the youngest brother of Jamsheed, who was taking shelter at Vijayanagar for seven years when Ramaraj was the ruler of that kingdom. Ibrahim returned to Golconda, accompanied by Ramaraj up to a spot of 25 miles of Vijayanagar. At Koilakonda, he received a grand welcome.
