Sultanate of Ahmadnagar

Overview

The Ahmadnagar Sultanate was a medieval Deccani Muslim kingdom located in the northwestern Deccan, between the sultanates of Gujarat and Bijapur, ruled by the Nizam Shahi dynasty. It was established by Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I in 1490. He was the son of Malik Hasan Bahri and was originally part of the Kulkarnis of Pathri in Marathwada. After serving as governor of Beed and other districts, Malik Ahmad declared independence from the Bahmani Sultanate and established Ahmadnagar Sultanate. Initially the capital was in the town of Junnar with its fort, later renamed Shivneri. In 1494, the foundation was laid for the new capital Ahmednagar. A land fort called Ahmednagar Qila was the headquarters of the Ahmednagar Sultanate.

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Borders & accuracy

Solid borders are reconstructed from canonical historical-basemap data or hand-crafted from scholarly atlases.

• SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
• DETAILhistorical-basemaps
• SNAPSHOT1600
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire7

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Battle of Jamkhed1560
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• Battle of Kondavidu1563
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• Battle of Ahmadnagar1596
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• Battle of Supa1596
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• Battle of Ahmadnagar1600
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• Battle of Roshangaon1616
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• Battle of Daulatabad1633
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