Mahmud Gawan Madrasa, Bidar

Name: Mahmud Gawan Madrasa
Address: Bidar, India

#1 among attractions in Bidar

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The Madrasa of Mahmud Gawan is an ancient madrasa or Islamic college in Bidar, Karnataka, India. It was built in the 1460s and is an example of the regional style of Indo-Islamic architecture under the Bahmani Sultanate. This heritage structure is placed under the list of monuments of national importance. Founded by the prime-minister of the Bahamani empire in the late 15th century, it bears testimony to the scholarly genius of Mahmud Gawan, who first came to Delhi as a Persian trader from Gilan in Iran and moved to Bidar in 1453. ()

Built: 1472 (552 years ago)Height: 131 ftCoordinates: 17°54'54"N, 77°31'48"E

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Mahmud Gawan Madrasa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bahmani Tombs, Barid Shahi tombs, Bidar Heritage, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College.

2 miE
Tomb
Bahmani Tombs, Bidar
52 min walk • The Bahmani tombs at Bidar are the tombs of the Bahmani dynasty. The Bahmani tombs are often confused with the Barid Shahi tombs, but while the former lies 4 km West of the town center at a place called Ashtur, the latter lies within the town.
1.9 miW
Tomb
Barid Shahi tombs, Bidar
48 min walk • The Barid Shahi tombs are tombs of the Barid Shahi dynasty. They are located in Bidar in the Indian state of Karnataka.
0.7 miN
Forts and castles
Bidar Heritage, Bidar
18 min walk • Bidar Fort is a fort at Bidar, Karnataka, India. The fort, the city and the district are all affixed with the name Bidar. Sultan Ahmad Shah I of the Bahmanid Dynasty shifted his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in 1427 and built his fort along with a number of Islamic monuments.
1.8 miSW
Universities and schools
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar
46 min walk • Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College and abbreviated as the GNDEC is a centre of technical education, in Bidar, Karnataka. It was established in the academic year 1980-81 by the Prabandhak Committee Gurudwara, Sri Nanak Jhira Saheb, Bidar. The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.

Mahmud Gawan Madrasa, Bidar

Facts and practical information

Mahmud Gawan Madrasa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Bahmani Tombs, Bidar

Barid Shahi tombs, Bidar

Bidar Heritage, Bidar

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar