The 'Rangin Mahal', a palace famous for its coloured tiles, mother-of-pearl inlay and wood carving, is located in the fort of:

The "Rangin Mahal" ("Coloured Palace") is located inside the Bidar Fort, in Bidar, Karnataka.

About the Rangin Mahal:

• It was built in the late Bahmani period (attributed to the reign of Mahmud Shah Bahmani, about 1487-1518) and was later redecorated by Ali Barid Shah of the Barid Shahi dynasty in the 16th century.
• It gets its name from its colourful decoration.
• It is famous for its walls decorated with coloured glazed tiles, especially in shades of blue, green and yellow.
• It has panels of exquisite mother-of-pearl inlay in black stone, showing floral patterns and calligraphy.
• It has finely carved wooden pillars and brackets.
• It combines Persian, Turkish and Indian (Deccani) artistic styles.
• It is regarded as one of the finest examples of decorative art in the Deccan.

About Bidar Fort:

• The fort was rebuilt by the Bahmani Sultan who moved the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in the 15th century.
• It has strong walls, several gates and bastions, and contains palaces, mosques and other buildings.
• Other monuments inside the fort include the Solah Khamba Mosque (Sixteen-Pillared Mosque), the Takht Mahal, the Gagan Mahal, and the Tarkash Mahal.

Other monuments of Bidar:

• The Madrasa of Mahmud Gawan (1472).
• The Bahmani tombs at Ashtur.
• The Barid Shahi tombs.

About Bidar:

• It was the capital of the Bahmani kingdom (from the 15th century) and later of the Barid Shahi Sultanate.
• It is now a district headquarters in north-eastern Karnataka.

About the Barid Shahi dynasty:

• It was founded by Qasim Barid, a Bahmani minister, and established as an independent dynasty by his son, Amir Barid.
• It ruled Bidar until it was annexed by Bijapur in 1619.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Gulbarga, Golconda and Daulatabad are not the location of the Rangin Mahal.