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Ahmad Nizam Shah I

d. 1510 · 16th century · Also known as Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah

Ahmad Nizam Shah I was the founder of the Nizam Shahi dynasty and the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan. The son of a Bahmani minister, he defeated a Bahmani army in 1490 and declared his independence, one of the breakaways that ended the Bahmani Sultanate. In 1494 he founded the city of Ahmadnagar as his capital.

Ahmad Nizam Shah I
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Ahmadnagar Sultanate

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