# List of wars and battles involving Ahmadnagar Sultanate

In the 15th century, Malik Hasan Bahri was set up Nizam-ul-Mulk Malik Hasan Bahri in the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. Marathi Kulkarnis originally migrated from Pathri, in Marathwada, to Vijayanagar Empire in order to escape persecution or famine. Malik Ahmad, who was the Bahmani Governor of Junnar, defended his province against a number of incursions and defeats bigger Bahmani forces. He achieved independence on May 28, 1490, and established the Nizam Shahi dynasty. At the beginning, Junnar was the capital, but from the year 1494 onwards, it was Ahmadnagar. In the year 1499, he captured the strategic fortress of Daulatabad.
Ahmednagar Sultanate was engaged in numerous conflicts especially in 15th, 16th and 17th century. This article lists all the wars and battles in which Ahmednagar Sultanate was engaged.

## Wars and Battles
### Deccani–Vijayanagar wars

The Deccani-Vijayanagar wars were a set of encounters fought between the Deccan Sultanates and the Vijayanagar Empire from 1495 to 1678. The hostilities started in 1510 with the conquest of Raichur Doab by Yusuf Adil Shah, the founder of the Bijapur Sultanate. Eventually, other Deccan Sultanates including Golconda, Ahmednagar, and Bidar also sided against Vijayanagar. Most of these battles happened in the area of modern Karnataka, namely the Battle of Raichur (1520) and the Battle of Talikota (1565). This engagement was conclusive, with the killing of Rama Raya, the de facto ruler of Vijayanagar, following which the empire began to decline.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Battle of Kalyani | 1543 | Loss |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1558–1559 | Peace treaty |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1561–1562 | Victory |
| Battle of Talikota | 26 Jan 1565 | Victory |

### Portuguese–Ahmednagar war

The Portuguese–Ahmednagar wars were a series of conflicts between Portugese Empire and Ahmednagar Sultanate.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Siege of Chaul | Dec 1570–1575 | Loss |

### Bijapur–Ahmednagar wars

The Bijapur–Ahmednagar wars were series of conflicts between the Ahmednagar Sultanate and Bijapur Sultanate of the Deccan Sultanates. The wars lasted from 1543–1636 , at last Bijapur gaining all the southern territories of Ahemadnagar Sultanate.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Battle of Bijapur | 1543 | Victory |
| Siege of Bidar | 1547–1548 | Victory |
| Battle of Kalyani | 1549 | Victory |
| Siege of Paranda | 1549 | Victory |
| Battle of Bijapur | 1552 | Victory |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1558–1559 | Peace treaty |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1561–1562 | Victory |
| Battle of Bhatvadi | Sept 1624 | Victory |

### Qutub Shahi–Ahmednagar wars

The Qutub Shahi–Ahmednagar wars were series of conflicts between the Ahmednagar Sultanate and Qutub Shahi dynasty of the Deccan Sultanates.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1558–1559 | Peace treaty |
| Battle of Bhatvadi | Sept 1624 | Victory |

### Bidar–Ahemadnagar wars

The Bidar–Ahemadnagar wars were series of conflicts between the Ahmednagar Sultanate and Bidar Sultanate of the Deccan Sultanates.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1558–1559 | Peace treaty |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1561–1562 | Victory |
| Siege of Bidar | 1547–1548 | Victory |

### Gujarat–Ahmednagar wars

The Gujarat–Ahmednagar wars were series of conflicts between the Ahmednagar Sultanate and Gujarat Sultanate. The wars lasted from 1528–1529 in which Gujarat sultanate gained nothing.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Siege of Daultabad | 1528 | Victory |
| Siege of Daultabad | 1528 | Victory |
| Battle of Burhanpur | 1529 | Loss |
| Siege of Daultabad | 1529 | Victory |
| Siege of Pathri fort | 1529 | Peace treaty |

### Berar–Ahmednagar wars

The Berar–Ahemadnagar wars were series of conflicts between the Ahmednagar Sultanate and Berar Sultanate of the Deccan Sultanates. The conflicts lasted till 1574 and Berar sultanate was annexed.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1561–1562 | Victory |
| Siege of Berar | 1574 | Victory |

### Baglana–Ahmednagar wars

The Baglana–Ahemadnagar wars were series of conflicts between the Ahmednagar Sultanate and Baglana kingdom.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Bahar's raids | 1529 | Loss |
| Battle of Hatgadh | 1547 | Loss |

### Mughal–Ahmednagar wars

The Mughal–Ahmednagar wars were series of conflicts between the Ahmednagar Sultanate and Mughal Empire. Ahmednagar first came into conflict with Mughals in 1599 where Chand Bibi was defeated and Ahmednagar was captured however it was soon recovered by Malik Ambar. The struggle between the two continued until 1636 when Ahmednagar was finally annexed. This marked the end of the Nizam Shahi dynasty.
| Battle | Date | Result |
| Parviz's Deccan expedition | 1607–1610 | victory |
| Siege of Ahmednagar | 1619 | Victory |
| Battle of Bhatvadi | Sept 1624 | Victory |
| Siege of Daulatabad | Mar–Jun 1633 | Loss |
| Siege of Parenda | 24 Feb–May 1634 | Victory |
| Siege of Mahuli | 1 Dec 1636 | Loss |