The educational policy of sultans was to propagate Islamic culture. The schools were known as maktab. They were under the control of mosques. The students in the schools were taught the alphabet, religion, law, poetry, etc. The madrasas were centres for higher education. Mohammad Gawan established a madrasa (college) at Bidar to encourage study of the Islamic religion and law. The college building was magnificent constructed in the deccan style. Astronomy, grammar, mathematics, philosophy and political science were studied in the college.
The sultans developed Indo-Sarcenic style of architecture. The Jamia mosque built by Ali Adil Saha I is a magnificent monument and prominent even today. Ibrahim Roza, Gol Gumbaz, Bagan Mahal and Asar Mahal are the important monuments of this period. These famous monuments have made the Adil Shahis world famous.
Golgumbaz at Bijapur is one of the greatest structures in the world. It has an area of 1800 sq. ft. There are 7 stories minarets in the four corners of the building. There is huge dome in the center.
Mohammad Adil Shah constructed this monument (1926-1956). The structure is 51 meters, tall and has wide dome. The dome has four piljars in which steps have been built to go up. The unique features of this dome is that if one whispers standing on one side of the dome, it can be heard clearly on the other side. It is the biggest Dome in India. This monument is in Bijapur in- Karnataka.
