Mahmud Gavan was an officer of the Bahamani Sultanate of Deccan. The greatness of this monarchy came to an end with the unjust and cruel murder of the celebrated minister Mahmud Gavan who had been a protege of that minister, broke out in rebellion at the port of Dabhol and soon became master of the whole of the Konkan.
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Mahmud Gavan — (? 1481) The famous Bahmani minister Mahmud Gavan, an Iranian by origin, emerged by 1464 as the most in fluential state functionary under Sultan Muhammad Shah (1463 1482). Gavan contributed to removing a threat from the Malwa ruler as well as… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
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