Mahmud Gawan (1411–1481) was a Persian statesman who served as the chief minister, or Peshwa[2] from 1458 and de facto ruler of the Bahmani Sultanate as Prime minister from 1466 until his death in 1481. Mahmud Gawan, from the village of Gawan in Persia, was well-versed in Islamic theology, Persian, and the sciences and was a poet and a prose writer of repute.
After emigrating from a small kingdom in Persia in 1453, Mahmud was appointed a high-ranking noble by Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah, the Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate, and given an officer position. Upon his accession to the throne, Mahmud was made Chief Minister (Walik-us-Sultanat) with the title Prince of Merchants (Malik-ut-Tujjar) by Humayun Shah. He would rule as Chief Minister until the breakup of the five-year triumvirate regency council, himself a part of, which oversaw Sultans Nizam Shah and Muhammad Shah III Lashkari in 1466.[3] Following the triumvirate's breakup, in which his power had been throttled by its other members, he would exercise a great deal of authority over the Bahmani kingdom in his supreme rule. During his reign, Mahmud enjoyed the trust and confidence of rulers, locals as well as that of foreign kingdoms, who had great respect for Mahmud. Amongst a factional conflict between the local (Deccanis) and foreign nobility (Afaqis), Mahmud would be executed in April of 1481 on Sultan Muhammad III's orders over a forged treasonous document by the Afaqis faction, headed by Malik Hasan Bahri, the chief orchestrator of the plot and Mahmud's successor as Prime minister.
Mahumd led many campaigns against and defended against the Sultanate's neighbors, including the Vijayanagara Empire, the Gajapati Empire, and the Malwa Sultanate, which resulted in the Bahmani Sultanate reaching its greatest territorial extent under his reign.[2] Mahmud is notable for his construction of the Mahmud Gawan Madrasa, a large centre of religious and secular learning (madrasa) built in Bidar in 1472 which emulated another college in Persia.
MahmudGawan (1411–1481) was a Persian statesman who served as the chief minister, or Peshwa from 1458 and de facto ruler of the Bahmani Sultanate as Prime...
The Madrasa of MahmudGawan is a madrasa or Islamic college in Bidar, Karnataka, India. It was built in the 1460s and is an example of the regional style...
Bahmani Sultans also patronized architectural works. The MahmudGawan Madrasa was created by MahmudGawan, the vizier regent who was Prime minister of the Sultanate...
was rebuilt and madrasas, mosques, palaces, and gardens were raised. MahmudGawan, who became the prime minister in 1466, was a notable figure in the history...
Nizam-Ud-Din Ahmad III. MahmudGawan was appointed vizier and served as one of the regents under Makhduma-e-Jahan Nargis Begum. With Gawan, Muhammad Shah subjected...
was the chief coordinator of the plan to topple from power and execute MahmudGawan, the Afaqi Prime minister at the time who was the de facto leader of...
slave; the Bijapur Sultanate was founded by a Georgian slave purchased by MahmudGawan; and the Golconda Sultanate was of Iranian Turkmen origin. All the Deccan...
Yusuf Adil Shah, may have been a Georgian slave who was purchased by MahmudGawan from Iran.[full citation needed] Other historians mentioned him of Persian...
Sultan of the Warsengali Sultanate. MahmudGawan, prime minister in the Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan 1411 – 1481. Mahmud Bey, the fourth and final bey of...
Nizam Shah. However, the invasion faced a setback when Bahmani minister MahmudGawan deployed forces to resist the Gajapatis, leading to their defeat. Consequently...
minor ruler. Nevertheless, Khwaja-i-Jahan, was the regent ruler and MahmudGawan was the Vizier of the Bahmanis. In 1461, Kapilendra led a march towards...
Yusuf Adil Shah, may have been a Georgian slave who was purchased by MahmudGawan from Iran. Other historians mentioned him of Persian or Turkmen According...
Shah of Bengal to the Yongle Emperor of Ming China MahmudGawan Madrasa was built by MahmudGawan, the Wazir of the Bahmani Sultanate as the centre of...
to some, MahmudGawan built another fort around the fort built during the reign of Hindu kings and made the fort impregnable. Muhammad Gawan Bahmani was...
of Bombay were wrested from Gilani's control by the Bahamani general MahmudGawan. During the greater portion of the 15th century, from the reign of Ahmad...
Fort, Haft Gumbaz, and Jama Masjid in Gulbarga, Bidar Fort and Madrasa MahmudGawan in Bidar, are the major architectural contributions. The later rulers...
the cannon is around 80 tons. Paranda Fort was possibly constructed by MahmudGawan. The fort represents an example of military architecture and engineering...
president and Malik Na'ib, one of the conspirators behind the death of MahmudGawan, as regent. His early reign was characterised by the conflict between...
of the Yadavas. It was a favorite outpost of the Bahamanis of Bidar; MahmudGawan, the powerful prime minister, encamped here during the rainy season of...
Bidriware and Deccan painting developed during this period. The Madrasa MahmudGawan was a university built during the reign of the Bahmani Sultanate, one...
Habibullah were imprisoned.: 410 Upon his enthronement, Humayun appointed MahmudGawan lieutenant of the kingdom and governor of Bijapur, ennobling him with...
Of India. The fort may have been constructed in the 15th century by MahmudGawan or by Murtaza Nizam Shah II in the early 1600s. Paranda has great historical...
his book, MahmudGawan, the great Bahmani Wazir which was published in 1941. The book was exceedingly well received. The age of MahmudGawan forms only...
slave; the Bijapur Sultanate was founded by a Georgian slave purchased by MahmudGawan and the Golconda Sultanate was of Turkmen origin. The rulers of the Deccan...
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