Mahmud Gavan
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Mahmud Gavan was an officer of the Bahamani Sultanate of Deccan
. The greatness of this monarchy came to an end with the unjust and cruel murder of the celebrated minister Mahmud Gavan who had been a protege of that minister, broke out in rebellion at the port of Dabhol
and soon became master of the whole of the Konkan
.
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
. The greatness of this monarchy came to an end with the unjust and cruel murder of the celebrated minister Mahmud Gavan who had been a protege of that minister, broke out in rebellion at the port of Dabhol
Dabhol
Dabhol is a small seaport town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in India. •- History :Hardly a trace remains of the once-flourishing port of Dabhol , on the north bank of the mouth of the Vashishti River in the Konkan region of India.In the 15th and 16th C., Dabul was an opulent Muslim trade...
and soon became master of the whole of the Konkan
Konkan
The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...
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