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Question
What reforms did Mahmud Gawan make?
Solution
Mahmud Gawan was the Chief Wazir of the Bahamani kingdom. He was a good administrator and brought about the following reforms in the Bahamani Kingdom:
- He strengthened the Bahamani Kingdom.
- Instead of paying the soldiers’ salaries through land grants, he started paying them in cash.
- He brought discipline to the army.
- He introduced many reforms in the land revenue system.
- He opened a madarsa in Bidar for Arabic and Persian studies.
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In his war against the Vijayanagar kings in ______, he used gunpowder.
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______ contributed extensively to the development of the bhamani kingdom.
Assertion (A): Several foreign nobles of the state to leave for their Provinces.
Reason (R): Gawan was executed.
Find the odd one out.
Explain the life and achievements of Mahmud Gawan.
Assertion (A): The already existing rivalry among nobles such as Deccan is and Pradesis further intensified.
Reason (R): Mahmud Gawan curtailed the powers of the Provincial chief who were mostly Deccan is.
