Mahmud Begada

Mahmud Shah I
Sultan al-Barr Sultan al-Bahr Khudaigan-i-Halim
7th Sultan of Gujarat
Reign	18 June 1459 – 23 November 1511
Predecessor	Daud Shah
Successor	Muzaffar Shah II
Born	Fateh Khan c. 1445 Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sultanate (present-day Gujarat, India)
Died	23 November 1511(1511-11-23) (aged 65–66) Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sultanate (present-day Gujarat, India)
Burial	Sarkhej Roza, Ahmedabad
Spouse	Rani Rupamanjhari Rani Sarani Rani Hirabai Two daughters of Raval Jayasingh of Champaner A Rajput princess of Marwar
Issue	Muhammad Kala Apa Khan Ahmed Khan Muzaffar Shah II A daughter, married Hasan Khan of Khandesh
Names Abu'l Fath Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I
Dynasty	Muzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat
Father	Muhammad Shah II
Mother	Bibi Mughali
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Service years	c. 1459–1511
Conflicts	Battle of Ahmedabad (1459) Siege of Barur (1464) Battle of Sanjan (1465/90) (disputed) Conquest of Junagadh (1467–1470) Campaign of Kutch (1472) Campaign of Sindh (1472) Conquest of Dwarka (1473) Siege of Champaner (1483–1484) Sack of Kuva (1487) Battle of Ranpur (Unknown) Campaign of Khandesh and Daulatabad (1498–1500) Khandesh war of succession (1508–1509)

Abu'l Fath Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I (Gujarati: અબુલ ફત નાસીર ઉદ દિન મહમુદ શાહ), more famously known as Mahmud Begada, was the Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate from 1459 until his death in 1511. He is considered the greatest and most renowned Sultan of Gujarat. Raised to the throne at the young age of fourteen, he successfully conquered Pavagadh, Junagadh and Dwarka. He is known by his surname Begada. He established Champaner as the capital.