Mahmud gawan biography
Mahmud gawan biography images.
Mahmud gawan biography
Mahmud Gawan
Persian statesman and poet (–)
Mahmud Gawan | |
---|---|
Tenure | 5 April |
Predecessor | Jahan Turk |
Successor | Malik Hasan Bahri |
Native name | Khwaja Mahmud Gilani |
Years active | – |
Born | Gawan, Biya-pis |
Died | 5 April (age 69–70) Bidar, Bahmani Sultanate |
Offices |
|
Issue |
Mahmud Gawan ( – 5 April ) was a Persian statesman who served as the chief minister, or Peshwa[2] of the Bahmani Sultanate from and de facto ruler as prime minister from until his death in Mahmud Gawan, from the village of Gawan in Persia, was well-versed in Islamic theology, Persian, and the sciences and was a poet and a prose writer of repute.
After emigrating from a small kingdom in Persia in , Mahmud was appointed a high-ranking noble by Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah, the Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate, and given an officer position. Upon his acc