| Ahmed Shah Bahmani I | |
|---|---|
| Wali | |
 | |
| 9thBahmani Sultan | |
| Reign | 1 October 1422 – 17 April 1436 |
| Predecessor | Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah |
| Successor | ‘Alau’d-din Ahmad Shah |
| Born | 1371 (1371) |
| Burial | |
Ahmed Shah Al Wali Bahamani was the ruler of theBahmani Sultanate from 1 October 1422 to 17 April 1436, and was a great patron of arts and culture.[1] He broughtPersianartisans fromIran, including the metal-worker Abdulla-bin-Kaiser, who was the master ofBidriware, the inlaying ofzinc alloy with silver and gold.[2]
Ahmed Shah was the son ofDaud Shah Bahmani and the grandson ofAlauddin Bahman Shah. He was born sometime around 1371. He, along with his brotherFiruz, was raised by Muhammad Shah II.[3] The brothers were married to the daughters of Muhammad Shah II.
After the birth of Ghiyas-ud-din, Muhammad deemed him the successor to the throne. However, Ghiyas-ud-din wasblinded and imprisoned by a Turkish nobleman, Taghalchin, who installed Shams-ud-din as a puppet ruler. Firuz and Ahmed, marched to Gulbarga and Firuz declared himself the new sultan.
On November 15, 1397, Firuz and Ahmed entered the palace with a few armed men on the pretext of paying their respects to the new king. They overpowered the king as well as Taghalchin, and Firuz ascended theturquoise throne, assuming the title of Taj-ud-din Firuz Shah.
After Firuz ascended the throne, he made Ahmad a minister and awarded him the titles ofAmir al-umara.
In 1422, Firuz ordered Ahmad to be blinded, in order to secure the succession for his eldest son Hasan Khan.[4] Ahmad, along with his son Alauddin and his supporters, fled the capital and was pursued by a force of three or four thousand horse, led by Hushyar and Bidar. In the ensuing battle, Ahmad's army defeated the army of Hushyar and Bidar, as they fell back to Gulbarga with Ahmad in pursuit.[5]
As Ahmad laid siege to Gulbarga, Firuz, now extremely ill, was carried to the battlefield. Rumours of his death caused many in his army to defect to Ahmad's camp.[5] The citadel was surrendered and Firuz abdicated in favour of Ahmad.
Ahmed Shah's, and his empress's, tomb is located in Ashtur village,Bidar District,[1][6] and is the subject of an annualurs, or anniversary of death festival.[1][7]
During the reign of Ahmed Shah, in 1432, the Bahmani capital shifted to Bidar, andKhwaja Bandenawaz (d. 1422), the most well-known Sufi of the Deccan, is supposed to have been one of the causes for this. The Bahmani kings had close ties with Sufi saints, and Ahmed Shah continued the tradition but he was also considered a saint; the only king to be treated as such by his followers. His tomb in the funerary complex of Ashtur, just outside Bidar, is venerated by Muslims, who consider him to be a wali (friend of God). Ahmed Shah's tomb has well-preserved murals and verses from the Quran.Frontline
Ahmed Shah fought battles againstVijayanagar[8] (1423),Warangal (1424–1425),Malwa (1425–1435), and againstGujarat (1425–1435).[citation needed]
Ahmad Shah died in 1435[note 1] and was buried in Bidar.
He was religiously inclined and fond ofSufi saints.[10] He is referred to by the titleWali.[11]
8.https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/heritage/article25296303.ece
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