Nizam-Ud-Din Ahmad III

Nizam al-Din Ahmad III
Bahmani Sultan
Reign4 September 1461 – 30 July 1463
PredecessorHumayun Shah
SuccessorMuhammad Shah III Lashkari
Bornc. 1453
Died30 July 1463(1463-07-30) (aged 9–10)
FatherHumayun Shah
MotherMakhduma-e-Jahan Nargis Begum
ReligionIslam

Nizam al-Din Ahmad III (c. 1453 – 30 July 1463), also known as Nizam Ahmed Shah and Nizam Shah Bahmani, was the 12th Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1461 to 1463. During his reign, the administration of the sultanate was mainly handled by the Persian prime minister Mahmud Gawan.