Mohammed Shah I (reigned 1358–1375) was the second ruler of the Bahmani Sultanate, a late medieval kingdom of

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. He succeeded his father

Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah Ala-ud-Din Hasan Bahman Shah (; died 10 February 1358) whose original name was Zafar Khan, was the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate. His original name was Zafar Khan titled with "Alauddin Bahman Shah Sultan – Founder of the Bahmani Dynasty" ...

. His reign was marked by a series of wars between his kingdom and two neighboring kingdoms, the

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and the

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under Kapaya Nayaka. He was succeeded by his son Alauddin Mujahid Shah.Bhattacharya, Sachchidananda. ''A Dictionary of Indian History'' (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1977) p.653

Reign

When Mohammad inherited the newly born sultanate from his father Alauddin, the land was still infested with thieves and robbers. As such he spent the entire part of his reign in establishing law in his land. He ordered his governors to never give refuge to anyone who defied his authority. This campaign was successful and at the end of his reign,the land became peaceful and law abiding. He also sat on the takht-ē-firoza or The Turquoise throne which was gifted to him by Kapaya Nayaka. During his time, he built the Grand mosque of Gulbarga with the help of a Persian architect named Rafi of

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in 1367. Like his father, Mohammed was involved in wars with

. However he also became embroiled in wars with

. Mohammed died in 1375 from drinking too much.

Mass Genocide and Atrocities

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historian notes in his book that Mohammed Shah I inflicted such a devastating blow on the Zamindars ( Gowdas) of Carnatic, that he massacred 500,000 people from the land and looted wealth accumulated of 500 years. In 1364, he also plundered the entire land from north Carnatic to the southern part all the way to

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as he considered it as a religious duty to establish Islam by the sword.
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