Person · r. 1518 – 1520

Ahmad Shah III Bahmani

احمد شاہ سوم بہمنی

Installed as a pensioner-king by the minister Amir Barid in 1518, so powerless he sold the royal jewels to fund his own upkeep; died in 1520 two years into his nominal reign.

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vol. II, p. 553 · read as page image Ameer Bereed had but a small territory in his possession, and dreading, should he assume open independence, that the surrounding powers would attack him, placed the Prince Ahmud, son of Mahmood Shah, upon the throne, leaving him the palace, with the use of the royal jewels and a daily allowance of money for his support.