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Ahmad Shah I Wali

r. 1422–1436 · 15th century

Ahmad Shah I Wali was sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate of the Deccan from 1422 to 1436. He fought Vijayanagara, Warangal and Malwa, and moved the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar, which he rebuilt. Devoted to Sufi saints, he was remembered as a holy man, and his tomb at Ashtur near Bidar is still venerated.

Ahmad Shah I Wali
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Bahmani Sultanate

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