Ahmadnagar Sultanate

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The Ahmadnagar Sultanate was a late medieval Deccan kingdom in western India, ruled by the Nizam Shahi dynasty and known for its resistance to Mughal expansion.

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Ahmadnagar Sultanate canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Deccan sultanate
Islamic state
former monarchy
alternativeName Ahmadnagar kingdom NERFINISHED
Nizam Shahi Sultanate NERFINISHED
capital Ahmadnagar NERFINISHED
conflict wars with the Bijapur Sultanate
wars with the Golconda Sultanate
wars with the Mughal Empire
continent Asia
country India
culturalInfluence Deccani art and architecture
currency tanka
dynasty Nizam Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED
endTime 1636
followedBy Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
foundedBy Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary monarchy
importantCity Daulatabad NERFINISHED
importantFort Ahmadnagar Fort NERFINISHED
Daulatabad Fort NERFINISHED
incorporatedInto Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor conflicts with the Mughal Empire
resistance to Mughal expansion
language Dakhni
Marathi language
surface form: Marathi

Persian
lastRuler Husain Nizam Shah III NERFINISHED
militaryFeature use of artillery and fortified hill forts
namedAfter city of Ahmadnagar
notableEvent defence of Ahmadnagar against Akbar
notableFigure Chand Bibi NERFINISHED
notableRuler Burhan Nizam Shah I NERFINISHED
Chand Bibi NERFINISHED
Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I NERFINISHED
Murtaza Nizam Shah II NERFINISHED
partOf Deccan sultanates NERFINISHED
precededBy Bahmani Sultanate NERFINISHED
region Deccan NERFINISHED
western India
religion Sunni Islam
religiousPolicy patronage of Shia and Sunni scholars
rulingHouse Nizam Shah NERFINISHED
sharesBorderWith Berar Sultanate NERFINISHED
Bidar Sultanate NERFINISHED
Bijapur Sultanate NERFINISHED
Golconda Sultanate NERFINISHED
startTime 1490
territoryIncludes parts of present-day Maharashtra

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Shahaji Bhonsle allegiance Ahmadnagar Sultanate
Berar preColonialPower Ahmadnagar Sultanate