Bhamashah was born in 1547 and belonged to Kavdia gotra in the Oswal vaishy community, a business community.His father Bharmal was qiledar of Ranthambore fort appointed by Rana Sanga and was later prime minister under Maharana Udai Singh.
Bhamashah was chief and prime minister under Maharana Udai Singh and Maharana Pratap. He along with his younger brother Tarachand fought in several battles for Mewar. Bhamashah died in 1600.
There is a memorial in Udaipur in honour of the great patriot.
A series of books written on the history of Rajasthan (incl. Mevaar, Marvaad) by the great Gujarati author late shri Harilal Upadhyay. He wrote one entire book on this great patriot.
Descendants of BhamaShah Kavdia also served as prime ministers of the Maharanas of Udaipur for a few generations. His descendants still live in Udaipur.