Question

Write a note on the contributions of the Bahmani kings to education.

Answer 1

Instructions:

1. List the schools and other institutions built during this period by the Bahmani rulers.
2. Mention the madrasa established by Mahmud Gawan.

Solution: The Bahmani kings made the following contributions in the field of education:

Sultan Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah founded a school to educate his sons.

Sultan Muhammad I opened institutions to educate children of the noble families in the art of soldiery. Later, his successors founded residential schools in Gulbarga, Bidar, Daulatabad, and Kandahar.

Mahmud Gawan established the world-famous madrasa in Bidar, which had a large library. This is illustrative of the importance given to scholarship and education by Mahmud Gawan.