Daud Shah Bahmani

Daud Shah Bahmani (reigned 1378), also spelled as Dawud,^[1] was the fourth ruler of the Bahmani Kingdom. He succeeded his nephew Mujahid Shah after assassinating him. After ascending the throne, Daud Shah's brief reign was marked with turbulence and instability over his regicide of his nephew, which culminated in the creation of court factions.

Daud Shah distinguished himself in Mujahid Shah's campaigns against the Vijayanagara Empire, but was later reprimanded by Mujahid for his actions during the battle Discontent, Daud Shah had Mujahid assassinated, and ascended the throne in 1378. Instability gripped Daud Shah's short reign, and eventually he was assassinated by a court faction led by Mujahid Shah's sister, who instead placed Alauddin Bahman Shah's younger son, Mohammad Shah II on the throne.