Mahmud Shah III of Gujarat
| Mahumud Shah III | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Gujarat | |
| Reign | 1537 - 1554 |
| Predecessor | Miran Muhammad Shah I |
| Successor | Ahmad Shah III |
| Born | 1526 |
| Died | 1554 |
| Dynasty | Muzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat |
| Father | Latif Khan |
| Religion | Islam |
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Gujarat Sultanate Muzaffarid dynasty (1407–1573) |
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| Delhi Sultanate under Muhammad Shah III of Tughluq dynasty | |
| Muzaffar Shah I | (1391-1403) |
| Muhammad Shah I | (1403-1404) |
| Muzaffar Shah I | (1404-1411) (2nd reign) |
| Ahmad Shah I | (1411-1443) |
| Muhammad Shah II | (1443-1451) |
| Ahmad Shah II | (1451-1458) |
| Dawood Shah | (1458) |
| Mahmud Begada | (1458-1511) |
| Muzaffar Shah II | (1511-1526) |
| Sikandar Shah | (1526) |
| Mahmud Shah II | (1526) |
| Bahadur Shah | (1526-1535) |
| Mughal Empire under Humayun | (1535-1536) |
| Bahadur Shah | (1536-1537) (2nd reign) |
| Miran Muhammad Shah I (Farooqi dynasty) |
(1537) |
| Mahmud Shah III | (1537-1554) |
| Ahmad Shah III | (1554-1561) |
| Muzaffar Shah III | (1561-1573) |
| Mughal Empire under Akbar | (1573-1584) |
| Muzaffar Shah III | (1584) (2nd reign) |
| Mughal Empire under Akbar | |
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah III, born Mahmud Khan was a sultan of the Muzaffarid dynasty who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate, a late medieval kingdom in India from 1537 to 1554. He had to battle frequently with his nobles who were interested in independence, especially Darya Khán and Imád-ul-Mulk. He was killed by one of his servants.
Bahadur Shah had no son, hence there was some uncertainty regarding succession after his death. Muhammad Zaman Mirza, the fugitive Mughal prince made his claim on the ground that Bahadur's mother adopted him as her son. The nobles selected Bahadur's nephew Miran Muhammad Shah I of Khandesh as his successor, but he died on his way to Gujarat. Finally, the nobles selected Mahmud Khan, the son of Bahadur's brother Latif Khan as his successor and he ascended to the throne as Mahmud Shah III on 10 May 1538, when only eleven years of age.
The government was carried on by Darya Khán and Imád-ul-Mulk as his regents. Darya Khán resolved to overthrow Imád-ul-Mulk and acquire supreme power. With this object he obtained an order from the king, whom, on the pretence of a hunting expedition, he removed from Ahmedabad, directing Imád-ul-Mulk to retire to his estates in Jhalawad. Six months later, taking the Sultán with him, Darya Khán led an army into Jhalawad, and defeating Imád-ul-Mulk in a battle at Patdi, fifty two miles west of Áhmedábád, pursued him to Burhanpur, and there defeated Imád-ul-Mulk’s ally the ruler of Khandesh and forced Imád-ul-Mulk to fly to Malwa. After this success Darya Khán became absorbed in pleasure, and resigned the management of the kingdom to Álam Khán Lodhi. The king, dissembling his dissatisfaction at the way he was treated, pretended to take no interest in affairs of state. Álam Khán Lodhi, seeing the carelessness of Darya Khán, began to entertain ambitions, and retiring to his estate of Dhandhuka, invited the king to join him. The king, Mahmúd Sháh, believing him to be in earnest, contrived to escape from surveillance and joined Álam Khán. On discovering the king’s flight, Darya Khán raised to the throne a descendant of Áhmed Sháh by the title of Muzaffar Sháh, and striking coin in his name set out with an army towards Dhandhúka. Álam Khán and the king met him at Dhúr in Dholka, and a battle was fought in which Mahmúd and Álam Khán were defeated. The king fled to Ranpur, and thence to Paliad, while Álam Khán fled to Sadra. Darya Khán occupied Dhandhuka; but his men, dissatisfied at being placed in opposition to the king, rapidly deserted, some joining Álam Khan and some Mahmúd Sháh. Soon after the king joined Álam Khan and marched on Áhmedábád, whither Darya Khán had preceded them. The citizens closed the gates against Darya Khán, but he forced an entry by way of the Burhánpur wicket. Hearing of the king’s approach Darya Khán fled to Mubárak Sháh at Burhánpur, leaving his family and treasure in the fortress of Champaner.
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