Muhammad Shah III Lashkari

Muhammad Shah III Lashkari
Reign	1463-1482
Predecessor	Nizam-Ud-Din Ahmad III
Successor	Mahmood Shah Bahmani II
Died	26 March 1482
Father	Humayun Zalim Shah
Mother	Makhduma-e-Jahan Nargis Begum
Religion	Islam

Muhammad Shah III Lashkari or Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah III (محمد شاہ بہمنی دوئم) was the sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1463 to 1482.

Muhammad Shah III was 8 or 9 years old when he ascended the throne on 30 July 1463 on the death of his brother, Nizam-Ud-Din Ahmad III.

Mahmud Gawan was appointed vizier and served as one of the regents under Makhduma-e-Jahan Nargis Begum. With Gawan, Muhammad Shah subjected most of the Konkan and defeated the Gajapati Kingdom in 1470, thus securing the west coast trade until the arrival of the Portuguese. At the same time, standard measurements and valuations of agricultural land were introduced, along with other policies to unify the sutanate. Unfortunately, these actions upset many powerful people who convinced Muhammad Shah III to execute Mahmud Gawan in 1481.

Soon after the death of Gawan, the sultan himself died of remorse on 26 March 1482. He was succeeded by his son, Mahmood Shah Bahmani II.

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