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| Ahmad Shah I | |||||
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| Sultan of Gujarat | |||||
 Silver coin of Ahmad Shah | |||||
| 3rd Sultan of Gujarat | |||||
| Reign | 10 January 1411 – 1442 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muzaffar Shah I | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad Shah II | ||||
| Born | 1389 | ||||
| Died | 1442 (aged 52–53) | ||||
| Burial | 1442 | ||||
| Issue | Muhammad Shah II Daud Khan Zafar Khan | ||||
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| Dynasty | Muzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat | ||||
| Father | Muhammad Shah I (Tatar Khan) | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Gujarat Sultanate Muzaffarid dynasty |
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Ahmad Shah I, born Ahmad Khan, was a ruler of the Muzaffarid dynasty, who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate from 1411 until his death in 1442. He was the grandson of Sultan Muzaffar Shah, founder of the dynasty.
The founder of Ahmedabad, Gujarat's most populous city which carries his name, he was also a poet, having written a collection of Persian poetry.[1]
- ^ Kapadia, Aparna (2018). In Praise of Kings: Rajputs, Sultans and Poets in Fifteenth-century Gujarat. Cambridge University Press. p. 102. ISBN 9781107153318.