Mahumud Shah III | |
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12th Sultan of Gujarat | |
Reign | 10 May 1538–1554 |
Predecessor | Miran Muhammad Shah I |
Successor | Ahmad Shah III |
Born | 1526 |
Died | 1554 |
Burial | Sarkhej Roza, Ahmedabad |
Spouse | Kankavati Bai of Marwar |
Dynasty | Muzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat |
Father | Latif Khan |
Religion | Islam |
Gujarat Sultanate Muzaffarid dynasty |
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Gujarat Subah 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.