Ahmadnagar Sultanate army

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medieval army military organization

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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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Adil Shahi forces of Afzal Khan 1
Ahmadnagar Sultanate army canonical 1
Bijapur cavalry 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeDuring 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
commandStructure central command under the sultan and leading nobles ⓘ
conflictWith Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Ahmadnagar Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
engagedIn campaigns in the western Deccan ⓘ
defense of Ahmadnagar against Mughal sieges ⓘ
ethnicComposition Afghans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deccani Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ
Habshi (Ethiopian) soldiers ⓘ
Marathas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ
financedBy jagir grants to military officers ⓘ
land revenue assignments ⓘ
garrisoned Ahmadnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Daulatabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malik Ambar NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Deccan sultanates NERFINISHED ⓘ
reformedBy Malik Ambar NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousComposition predominantly Muslim leadership ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supportedRuler Nizam Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedSystem Deccani Muslim soldiery ⓘ
Habshi (Ethiopian) military slaves ⓘ
Maratha light cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ
mercenary recruitment ⓘ
usedTactic guerrilla warfare ⓘ
mobile cavalry warfare ⓘ
usedUnitType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
elephantry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
usedWeapon bows ⓘ
cannons ⓘ
matchlock firearms ⓘ
spears ⓘ
swords ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malik Ambar → militaryBranch → Ahmadnagar Sultanate army ⓘ
Pratapgad Fort → battleBetween → Ahmadnagar Sultanate army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adil Shahi forces of Afzal Khan
Battle of Pratapgad → involves → Ahmadnagar Sultanate army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bijapur cavalry