Mahmud Gawan
Mahmud Gawan (1411 – 1481) was a prime minister in the Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan. Khwaja Mahmud Gilani, from the village of Gawan in Persia, was well-versed in Islamic theology, Persian language and Mathematics and was a poet and a prose writer of repute. Later, he became a minister in the court of Muhammad III (1463–1482). A storehouse of wisdom, Mahmud enjoyed the trust and confidence of rulers, locals as well as that of foreign kingdoms, who had great respect for Mahmud.
Mahmud Gawan | |
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| Other names | Khwaja Mahmud Gilani |
| Occupation | Wakil-us-Sultanat (Prime Minister in Bahamani Sultanate) |
He was a competent and successful general, a capable administrator and patron of art and poetry.
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