Ahmadnagar Sultanate

State | Defunct

1490 CE to 1494 CE

The Ahmadnagar Sultanate is a late medieval Indian kingdom, located in the northwestern Deccan, between the sultanates of Gujarat and Bijapur.

Malik Ahmad, the Bahmani governor of Junnar after defeating the Bahmani army led by general Jahangir Khan on May 28, 1490, declares independence and establishes the Nizam Shahi dynasty rule over the sultanate of Ahmednagar.

Initially his capital is in the town of Junnar with its fort, later renamed Shivneri.

In 1494, the foundation is laid for the new capital Ahmadnagar.

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Junnar Maharashtra India View →

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