Ahmadnagar Sultanate army

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The Ahmadnagar Sultanate army was the military force of the Deccan-based Ahmadnagar Sultanate in medieval India, known for its resistance against the Mughal Empire and for being effectively led and reformed by the Ethiopian-origin general Malik Ambar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeDuring 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
commandStructure central command under the sultan and leading nobles ⓘ
conflictWith Mughal Empire ⓘ
country Ahmadnagar Sultanate ⓘ
engagedIn campaigns in the western Deccan ⓘ
defense of Ahmadnagar against Mughal sieges ⓘ
ethnicComposition Afghans ⓘ
linked to: Afghan

Deccani Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Hyderabadi Muslims

Habshi (Ethiopian) soldiers ⓘ
Marathas ⓘ
linked to: Maratha

Turks ⓘ
financedBy jagir grants to military officers ⓘ
land revenue assignments ⓘ
garrisoned Ahmadnagar ⓘ
linked to: Ahmednagar

Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
historicalEra medieval India ⓘ
influenced later Maratha military tactics ⓘ
knownFor effective resistance against Mughal expansion in the Deccan ⓘ
use of guerrilla tactics against larger Mughal forces ⓘ
notableCommander Chand Bibi ⓘ
Malik Ambar ⓘ
operatedIn Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

India ⓘ
partOf Deccan sultanates ⓘ
reformedBy Malik Ambar ⓘ
religiousComposition predominantly Muslim leadership ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supportedRuler Nizam Shahi dynasty ⓘ
usedSystem Deccani Muslim soldiery ⓘ
Habshi (Ethiopian) military slaves ⓘ
Maratha light cavalry ⓘ
mercenary recruitment ⓘ
usedTactic guerrilla warfare ⓘ
mobile cavalry warfare ⓘ
usedUnitType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
elephantry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
usedWeapon bows ⓘ
cannons ⓘ
matchlock firearms ⓘ
spears ⓘ
swords ⓘ

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Malik Ambar → militaryBranch → Ahmadnagar Sultanate army ⓘ
Pratapgad Fort → battleBetween → Adil Shahi forces of Afzal Khan ⓘ
linked to: Ahmadnagar Sultanate army
Battle of Pratapgad → involves → Bijapur cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Ahmadnagar Sultanate army