Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah

Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah
10th Bahmani Sultan
Reign17 April 1436 — 7 May 1458
PredecessorAhmad Shah I Wali
SuccessorHumayun Shah
Born‘Alau’d-din Zafar Khan
Burial
IssueHumayun Shah
Hasan Khan
Yahya Khan
FatherAhmad Shah I Wali
ReligionIslam

Alau’d-din Ahmad Shah was the tenth sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate. He was considered a benevolent ruler, albeit weak in administration.[1][2] His reign is marked by rebellions.

The rift between the Dakhanis, or old-comers, and Afaqis, or new-comers[note 1] worsened during his reign.

  1. ^ Sherwani 1946, p. 223.
  2. ^ Yazdani 1947, p. 130.


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