Ahmad Shah I Wali


Ahmed Shah Al Wali Bahamani ruled the Kingdom of Bidar from 1 October 1422 to 17 April 1436 and was a great patron of arts and culture. He brought artisans from Iran, including the metal-worker Abdulla-bin-Kaiser, who was the master of Bidriware, the inlaying of zinc alloy with silver and gold.

Reign

Ahmed Shah's, and his empress's, tomb is located in Ashtur village, Bidar District, and is the subject of an annual urs, or anniversary of death festival.
During the reign of Ahmed Shah, in 1432, the Bahmani capital shifted to Bidar, and Khwaja Bandenawaz, the most well-known Sufi of the Deccan, is supposed to have been one of the causes for this. The Bahmani kings had close ties with Sufi saints, and Ahmed Shah continued the tradition but he was also considered a saint; the only king to be treated as such by his followers. His tomb in the funerary complex of Ashtur, just outside Bidar, is venerated by Muslims, who consider him to be a wali, as well as by Hindus, who consider him to be an avatar of Allama Prabhu, a Vachana poet who lived before Basava. Ahmed Shah's tomb has well-preserved murals and verses from the Quran. Frontline
Ahmed Shah fought battles against Vijayanagar, Warangal, Malwa , and against Gujarat.

Beliefs

He was religiously inclined and fond of Sufi saints. He is referred to by the title Wali.

Issue

The king had four sons. Two of his sons died during his reign.

Citations

8. https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/heritage/article25296303.ece