Ahmad Shah I Wali

Shihab-ud-Din Ahmad Shah I Bahmani, also known as Ahmad Shah Wali (lit.'saint'), was the Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1 October 1422 to 17 April 1436, and was a great patron of arts and culture. He brought Persianartisans from Iran, including the metal-worker Abdulla-bin-Kaiser, who was the master of Bidriware, the inlaying of zinc alloy with silver and gold.