Ahmad Shah I Wali

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Ahmad Shah I Wali was a prominent 15th-century Bahmani sultan known for consolidating the Deccan kingdom’s power and for his reputation as a just and pious ruler.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahmani sultan
Muslim monarch
ruler
associatedWith Bidar Fort development
burialPlace Bidar NERFINISHED
burialSiteType Sufi shrine
capitalMovedTo Bidar NERFINISHED
century 15th century
country Bahmani Sultanate NERFINISHED
deathYear 1436
dynasty Bahmani dynasty NERFINISHED
engagedIn campaigns in the Konkan region
wars with Vijayanagara Empire
ethnoCulturalContext Deccan Sultanates milieu NERFINISHED
fullName Ahmad Shah I Wali Bahmani NERFINISHED
governed parts of present-day Karnataka
parts of present-day Maharashtra
parts of present-day Telangana
knownFor consolidating Bahmani power in the Deccan
patronage of Sufis
piety
reputation as a just ruler
languageOfCourt Persian
legacy consolidated Bahmani territorial gains
remembered as a saint-king in Deccan tradition
monarchicalTitle Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate NERFINISHED
patronOf Islamic scholarship
Persian culture
architecture
policy integration of local Deccani elites
promotion of Islamic learning
predecessor Taj-ud-Din Firoz Shah NERFINISHED
previousCapital Gulbarga NERFINISHED
region Deccan NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1436
reignStart 1422
religion Islam
reputation just
pious
seatOfPower Bidar NERFINISHED
Gulbarga NERFINISHED
strengthened Bahmani control over Telangana
Bahmani control over parts of Karnataka
central authority of the Bahmani Sultanate
successor Ala-ud-Din Ahmad Shah II NERFINISHED
supported Sufi orders in the Deccan
title Wali NERFINISHED
titleMeaning saintly ruler

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Bahmani Sultanate notableRuler Ahmad Shah I Wali