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Assess the contribution of Firoz Shah Bahamani and Mahmud Gawan in the field of education

  • UPSC 2016
  • The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Political History

Firoz Shah Bahmani, grandson of the dynasty's founder, and Mahmud Gawan, the Persian-born vizier of Muhammad Shah III two generations later, represent two distinct models of royal engagement with learning — the scholar-king who patronised education from the throne, and the scholar-statesman who built its most lasting physical institution.

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  • Firoz Shah Bahmani: The Scholar-King
  • Mahmud Gawan: The Institution-Builder
  • Gawan's Literary Legacy: Riyaz-ul-Insha and Beyond

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