Ahmad Shah I

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Ahmad Shah I was a 15th-century Sultan of Gujarat best known for establishing the city of Ahmedabad in western India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sultan
historical figure
monarch
associatedWithCity Ahmedabad
birthCentury 14th century
built Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
surface form: Ahmad Shah’s Mosque (Ahmedabad)

Bhadra Fort
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
burialPlace Ahmad Shah’s Tomb, Ahmedabad
capitalEstablished Ahmedabad
conflictWith Malwa Sultanate
Rana of Idar
continent Asia
country Gujarat Sultanate
deathCentury 15th century
deathDate 1442
deathPlace Ahmedabad
dynasty Muzaffarids
surface form: Muzaffarid dynasty
era 15th century
founded Ahmedabad
foundedInYear 1411
fullName Sultan Ahmad Shah I
knownAs Ahmad Shah I of Gujarat
languageOfCourt Persian
legacy considered a key founder of medieval Gujarat’s political power
remembered as the founder of Ahmedabad
movedCapitalFrom Anhilwad Patan
notableFor expansion of the Gujarat Sultanate
founding the city of Ahmedabad
patronOf Islamic architecture
Sufi institutions
positionHeld Sultan of Delhi
surface form: Sultan of Gujarat
predecessor Muzaffar Shah I
region Gujarat
reignEnd 1442
reignStart 1411
religion Islam
religiousAffiliation Sunni Islam
ruledOver western India
successor Muhammad Shah II
title Sultan of Gujarat
urbanDevelopment planned fortifications and civic structures in Ahmedabad

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Ahmedabad founder Ahmad Shah I
Ahmedabad namedAfter Ahmad Shah I
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad builtBy Ahmad Shah I
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad foundedBy Ahmad Shah I
Gujarat Sultanate notableRuler Ahmad Shah I
Teen Darwaza builtDuringReignOf Ahmad Shah I
Teen Darwaza builtBy Ahmad Shah I