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History of Medieval India
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Mahmud Gawan
Statesman / administrator
Bahmani Sultanate
1411 – 1481
Bahmani prime minister who built a great madrasa at Bidar.
Their world
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Rulers of the time
Kujula Kadphises
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 30 CE – c. 80 CE
Vima Taktu
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
Kanishka I
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 127 CE – c. 150 CE
Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
King, Satavahana Empire · c. 130 CE – c. 159 CE
Huvishka
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 150 CE – c. 190 CE
Yajna Sri Satakarni
King, Satavahana Empire · c. 170 CE – c. 199 CE
Vasudeva I
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 190 CE – c. 230 CE
Sri Gupta
Maharaja, Gupta Empire · c. 240 CE – c. 280 CE
Mahasena
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 274 CE – c. 301 CE
Ghatotkacha
Maharaja, Gupta Empire · c. 280 CE – c. 319 CE
Chandragupta I
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 319 CE – c. 335 CE
Samudragupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 335 CE – c. 375 CE
Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 375 CE – c. 415 CE
Kumaragupta I
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 415 CE – c. 455 CE
Skandagupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 455 CE – c. 467 CE
Dhatusena
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 455 CE – c. 473 CE
Budhagupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE
Kashyapa I
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE
Pulakeshin I
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 543 CE – c. 566 CE
Kirtivarman I
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 566 CE – c. 597 CE
Simhavishnu
King, Pallava Dynasty · c. 575 CE – c. 600 CE
Prabhakaravardhana
King, Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty · c. 580 CE – c. 605 CE
Mangalesha
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 597 CE – c. 609 CE
Mahendravarman I
King, Pallava Dynasty · c. 600 CE – c. 630 CE
Events in their lifetime
| 1411 | Ahmedabad founded |
| 1412 | Parakramabahu VI unifies Sri Lanka from Kotte |
| 1414 | Khizr Khan founds the Sayyid dynasty |
| 1420 | Nicolò de' Conti visits Vijayanagara |
| 1443 | Abdur Razzaq's embassy to Vijayanagara |
| c. 1450 | Kabir's poetry in Varanasi |
| c. 1450 | Sixty Dome Mosque at Bagerhat |
| 1451 | Bahlul Lodi founds the Lodi dynasty |
| 1459 | Rao Jodha founds Jodhpur Mehrangarh fort became the Rathore capital. |
| 1469 | Birth of Guru Nanak |
| c. 1469 | Kingdom of Kandy emerges |
Contemporaries
Sorted by how long their lives overlapped. The bar shows when, within Mahmud Gawan’s life.
Annamacharya
Artist / musician · c. 1408 – c. 1503
Telugu composer of devotional songs to Venkateswara
Overlap: 70 years
Abdur Razzaq
Traveller / envoy · 1413 – 1482
Persian envoy who described Vijayanagara under Deva Raya II
Overlap: 68 years
Afanasy Nikitin
Traveller / envoy · died c. 1475
Russian merchant who described the Bahmani kingdom
Overlap: 60 years
Nicolò de' Conti
Traveller / envoy · 1395 – 1469
Venetian merchant who visited Vijayanagara around 1420
Overlap: 58 years
Kabir
Saint / religious leader · c. 1440 – c. 1518
Bhakti poet-saint of Varanasi known for his dohas
Overlap: 41 years
Srimanta Sankardev
Saint / religious leader · c. 1449 – c. 1568
Assamese saint who founded Ekasarana Dharma and the sattras
Overlap: 32 years
Nund Rishi (Sheikh Nooruddin)
Saint / religious leader · 1377 – 1438
Kashmiri Sufi saint of the Rishi order
Overlap: 27 years
Vasco da Gama
Traveller / envoy · c. 1460 – c. 1524
Portuguese navigator who reached Calicut in 1498
Overlap: 21 years
Guru Nanak
Saint / religious leader · 1469 – 1539
Founder of Sikhism and the first Sikh Guru
Overlap: 12 years
Guru Ravidas
Saint / religious leader · active c. 1500
Bhakti saint whose hymns appear in the Guru Granth Sahib
Overlap: 11 years
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