Person1290–1358
Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
Founder and first sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1358), known before his accession as Hasan Gangu and by the title Zafar Khan. An amir of humble and obscure origin in the service of Muhammad bin Tughluq, he led the rebel ‘amirs of a hundred’ of the Deccan, was enthroned at Daulatabad on 3 August 1347 and made Gulbarga his capital. Later writers gave him descent from the ancient Persian king Bahman or linked his name with a Brahmin patron called Gangu.
- Dates
- between 1290 and 1292 – between 10 February and 11 February 1358
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- South Asia
- In the threads
- South Asia (14th – mid-15th c.)
Events
- Founding of the Bahmani Sultanate3 August 1347 · South Asia