MAHMUD GAWAN, 1411-1481 A.D.
MAHMUD GAWAN, 1411-1481 A.D. Imaduddin Mahmud Gawan ( mehmUd gavAn) ( ಮೆಹ್ಮೂದ್ ಗವಾನ್) belongs to that rare breed of administrators who rendered great service to the community they live in with out wielding any royal power. His life is a saga dedicated to education, art and scholarship. He worked under three monarchs belonging to the Bahmani dynasty that ruled from Bidar. They were Allauddin Ahmed-2, Mubarak Humayun and Shamsuddin Muhammed Shah-3. He was the prime minister during the rule of the last two. His ancestors hailed from Iran and he arrived in India in 1453 A.D. at the age of 42. He was a trader and businessman by profession. Howewver he was well versed in many subjects such as Mathematics, Islamic lore and Persian language and literature. He represented a refined and cosmopolitan vision of the contemporary Persian culture He became the minister of Fairoze and exhibited his ab...