Mahmud Gawan (1411 – 5 April 1481) was a Persian statesman who served as the chief minister, or Peshwa [2] of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1458 and de facto ruler as prime minister from 1466 until his death in 1481.

The Bahmani Kingdom or the Bahmani Sultanate was a late medieval kingdom that ruled the Deccan plateau in India. The first independent Muslim sultanate of the Deccan, [7] the Bahmani Kingdom came to power in 1347 during the rebellion of Ismail Mukh against Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi.

Mahmud Gawan, also known as Khawaja Mahmud Gilani, was an important nobleman of the Bahmani kingdom, and served Shahabuddin Mahmud III as his prime minister for almost 20 years from 1463 to 1481. He was a Persian trader who arrived in India (Deccan) at the age of 42 and entered the Bahmani kingdom's service.

…personality of the period was Maḥmūd Gāwān, who was a leading administrator during the reigns of Humāyūn and his son Aḥmad III and was vizier (chief minister) under Muḥammad III (reigned 1463–82). During Maḥmūd Gāwān’s ascendancy, the Bahmanī state achieved both its greatest size and greatest degree of centralization, and…

Oct 29, 2001 · M ahmud Gawan, a merchant by vocation, arrived in Bidar kingdom ruled by the Bahamani kings in 1453 A.D. He was well versed in Islamic lore, Persian language and mathematics. He was known for his profound scholarship in the Middle East before coming to …

Gawan led a successful expedition against the combined armies of Orissa and Khandesh. He occupied the fertile areas of Bidar, Daultabad and Berar. With the help of Sultan of Gujarat, he defeated the ruler of Malwa. He established Bahamni control over the western coast as far as Dabhol and Goa.

Mahmud Gawan, also known as Khwaja Mahmud Gawan, was a prominent figure in the 15th-century Deccan region of India. Born in 1411 in the Persian city of Gulbarga, Gawan migrated to the Deccan and rose to prominence as the prime minister of the Bahmani Sultanate.

The Gajapati forces, comprising 10,000 men and 400 horses, faced opposition from the Bahmani chiefs who sent a contingent of 160 horsemen led by Mahmud and Muhibullah, the son of Khalilullah, a recognized Ghazi. Mahmud and Muhibullah marched against the Gajapatis, leading to a military conflict.

Feb 22, 2023 · Mahmud Gāwān, under the aegis of the Bahmani kings, who were enthusiastic patrons of learning and architecture, was thus able to found a college at Bidar on the same magnificent lines as its prototypes in Khurasan and other Islāmic countries, and he not only staffed it with eminent divines, philosophers, and scientists, but also equipped it ...

6 days ago · The most notable personality of the period was Maḥmūd Gāwān, who was a leading administrator during the reigns of Humāyūn and his son Aḥmad III and was vizier (chief minister) under Muḥammad III (reigned 1463–82).