Syed Khundmir was a companion and second of five caliphs (successor) of Imam Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri. He played a major role in spreading the Mahdavia belief in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, especially Gujarat. First met Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri in the year 905 A.H (1500) and travelled with him till his death in 910 Hijri

Islamic calendar

The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...

. His following is reported between 150,000 to 300,000. This fact infuriated the court ulema

Ulema

Ulama , also spelt ulema, refers to the educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several fields of Islamic studies. They are best known as the arbiters of shari‘a law...

 and became a threat to Muzaffar Shah Begada the Sultan of Gujarat, and led to his subsequent martyrdom.