Ahmadnagar Sultanate

State · 1492–1652 CE · at its largest around 1579 CE

A Deccan sultanate ruled by the Nizam Shahi dynasty, one of the five successor states of the Bahmani Sultanate, which was absorbed by the Mughal Empire in the 17th century.

On its lands while it lasted

• Ahilyanagar (c. 1492 CE): Capital of Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1492–1636).
• Achalpur (c. 1492 CE): Capital of Berar Sultanate (1492–1574).
• Aurangabad (1592 CE): Capital of Hyderabad State (1727–1763).
• Aurangzeb (1618 CE – 1707 CE): Sixth Mughal emperor under whom the empire reached its greatest extent; his long Deccan wars strained its resources.
• Shivaji (1630 CE – 1680 CE): Founder of the Maratha state who fought the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughals and was crowned Chhatrapati at Raigad in 1674.

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