Gangu (ruler)

Gangu was a Brahmin ruler of the Deccan. There is a popular legend regarding him narrated by the 17th century poet Ferishta, which says that Hasan Gangu (Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah) was a servant of a brahmin ruler named Gangu (hence the name Hasan Gangu), who educated Hasan in Hinduism and made him a general in his army.^[1][2][3] Historians have not found any corroboration for the legend.^[4][5][1]

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