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Muhammad Shah III Bahmani

r. 1463–1482 · 15th century · Also known as Muhammad Shah III Lashkari

Muhammad Shah III was sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1463 to 1482, succeeding his brother Nizam Shah as a boy. With Mahmud Gawan as chief minister the kingdom reached its greatest extent, taking Goa and pressing to the eastern coast. In 1481, deceived by a forged letter, he ordered Gawan's execution, and he died the following year.

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