# List of sultans of Ahmednagar Sultanate

The sultans of Ahmadnagar Sultanate except for Malik Ambar and Shahaji were all members of Nizam Shahi dynasty. The Nizam Shahi ruled over northern part of Deccan in 1490 to it's dissolution in 1636. At it's Maximum extent the Sultanate spanned in area of Maharashtra in North and Bidar in the south. It's first captial was Junnar from 1490 to 1494 which was later moved to Ahmednagar while Daulatabad being the secondary capital. It was moved to Paranda due to Mughal invasion of Ahmednagar in 1600. In 1610 Aurangabad (then Kharki/Khadki) was made the capital of the sultanate by Malik Ambar and it remained the till the fall of Ahmadnagar Sultanate in 1636.
From the independently established sultanate, the Nizam Shahi dynasty was founded in 1490 by Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah, son of Nizam ul Mulk Malik Hasan Bahri. Originally Marathi Kulkarni Brahmins from Pathri in Marathwada, his family, because of famine or possible religious persecution, probably moved to the Vijayanagar Empire. As Bahmani governor of Junnar, Malik Ahmad defended his territories against many invasions, including a night attack directed against Sheikh Muaddi Arab, as well as battles being fought against Azmut-ul-Dabir and Jahangir Khan. He declared independence on 28 May 1490, first making Junnar his capital and building Ahmadnagar in 1494, and later, in 1499, captured the strategically important fort of Daulatabad.
The Nizam Shahi endured for nearly one and the half century through the regin of 13 sultans. It disappeared as a result of Mughal invasion in 1636, though Shahaji tried his best but in 1636, Aurangzeb, then Mughal viceroy of Deccan, finally defeated Shahaji and partitioned the sultanate between the Mughal Empire and the Sultanate of Bijapur.

## Family tree

Nizam Shahi Dynasty :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ahmad Nizam Shah I (1) R.1490-1510 | Ahmad Nizam Shah I (1) R.1490-1510 | Ahmad Nizam Shah I (1) R.1490-1510 | Ahmad Nizam Shah I (1) R.1490-1510 | Ahmad Nizam Shah I (1) R.1490-1510 | Ahmad Nizam Shah I (1) R.1490-1510 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Burhan Nizam Shah I (2) R.1510-1553 | Burhan Nizam Shah I (2) R.1510-1553 | Burhan Nizam Shah I (2) R.1510-1553 | Burhan Nizam Shah I (2) R.1510-1553 | Burhan Nizam Shah I (2) R.1510-1553 | Burhan Nizam Shah I (2) R.1510-1553 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hussain Nizam Shah I (3) R.1553-1565 | Hussain Nizam Shah I (3) R.1553-1565 | Hussain Nizam Shah I (3) R.1553-1565 | Hussain Nizam Shah I (3) R.1553-1565 | Hussain Nizam Shah I (3) R.1553-1565 | Hussain Nizam Shah I (3) R.1553-1565 | | | | | | | Muhammad Khudabanda | Muhammad Khudabanda | Muhammad Khudabanda | Muhammad Khudabanda | Muhammad Khudabanda | Muhammad Khudabanda | Shah Ali | Shah Ali | Shah Ali | Shah Ali | Shah Ali | Shah Ali | | | | | | |
| Murtaza Nizam Shah I (4) R.1565-1588 | Murtaza Nizam Shah I (4) R.1565-1588 | Murtaza Nizam Shah I (4) R.1565-1588 | Murtaza Nizam Shah I (4) R.1565-1588 | Murtaza Nizam Shah I (4) R.1565-1588 | Murtaza Nizam Shah I (4) R.1565-1588 | Chand Bibi | Chand Bibi | Chand Bibi | Chand Bibi | Chand Bibi | Chand Bibi | Burhan Nizam Shah II (7) R.1591-1595 | Burhan Nizam Shah II (7) R.1591-1595 | Burhan Nizam Shah II (7) R.1591-1595 | Burhan Nizam Shah II (7) R.1591-1595 | Burhan Nizam Shah II (7) R.1591-1595 | Burhan Nizam Shah II (7) R.1591-1595 | Shah Tahir | Shah Tahir | Shah Tahir | Shah Tahir | Shah Tahir | Shah Tahir | Murtaza Nizam Shah II (11) R.1600-1610 | Murtaza Nizam Shah II (11) R.1600-1610 | Murtaza Nizam Shah II (11) R.1600-1610 | Murtaza Nizam Shah II (11) R.1600-1610 | Murtaza Nizam Shah II (11) R.1600-1610 | Murtaza Nizam Shah II (11) R.1600-1610 | | | | | | |
| Hussain Nizam Shah II (5) R.1588-1589 | Hussain Nizam Shah II (5) R.1588-1589 | Hussain Nizam Shah II (5) R.1588-1589 | Hussain Nizam Shah II (5) R.1588-1589 | Hussain Nizam Shah II (5) R.1588-1589 | Hussain Nizam Shah II (5) R.1588-1589 | Ismail Nizam Shah (6) R.1589-1591 | Ismail Nizam Shah (6) R.1589-1591 | Ismail Nizam Shah (6) R.1589-1591 | Ismail Nizam Shah (6) R.1589-1591 | Ismail Nizam Shah (6) R.1589-1591 | Ismail Nizam Shah (6) R.1589-1591 | Ibrahim Nizam Shah (8) R.1595-1596 | Ibrahim Nizam Shah (8) R.1595-1596 | Ibrahim Nizam Shah (8) R.1595-1596 | Ibrahim Nizam Shah (8) R.1595-1596 | Ibrahim Nizam Shah (8) R.1595-1596 | Ibrahim Nizam Shah (8) R.1595-1596 | Ahmad Nizam Shah II (9) R.1596 | Ahmad Nizam Shah II (9) R.1596 | Ahmad Nizam Shah II (9) R.1596 | Ahmad Nizam Shah II (9) R.1596 | Ahmad Nizam Shah II (9) R.1596 | Ahmad Nizam Shah II (9) R.1596 | Burhan Nizam Shah III (12) R.1610-1631 | Burhan Nizam Shah III (12) R.1610-1631 | Burhan Nizam Shah III (12) R.1610-1631 | Burhan Nizam Shah III (12) R.1610-1631 | Burhan Nizam Shah III (12) R.1610-1631 | Burhan Nizam Shah III (12) R.1610-1631 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Bahadur Nizam Shah (10) R.1596-1600 | Bahadur Nizam Shah (10) R.1596-1600 | Bahadur Nizam Shah (10) R.1596-1600 | Bahadur Nizam Shah (10) R.1596-1600 | Bahadur Nizam Shah (10) R.1596-1600 | Bahadur Nizam Shah (10) R.1596-1600 | | | | | | | Hussain Nizam Shah III (13) R.1631-1633 | Hussain Nizam Shah III (13) R.1631-1633 | Hussain Nizam Shah III (13) R.1631-1633 | Hussain Nizam Shah III (13) R.1631-1633 | Hussain Nizam Shah III (13) R.1631-1633 | Hussain Nizam Shah III (13) R.1631-1633 | Murtaza Nizam Shah III (14) R.1633-1636 | Murtaza Nizam Shah III (14) R.1633-1636 | Murtaza Nizam Shah III (14) R.1633-1636 | Murtaza Nizam Shah III (14) R.1633-1636 | Murtaza Nizam Shah III (14) R.1633-1636 | Murtaza Nizam Shah III (14) R.1633-1636 |

## List of Sultans

| Images | Title | Titular Name | Birth | Reign | Death |
| 1st | Sultan Malik | Ahmad Nizam Shah احمد نظام شاه | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1490–1510 CE (20 years) | 1510 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 2nd | Sultan | Burhan Nizam Shah I برهان نظام شاه اول | 1502, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1510–1553 CE (43 years) | 1553 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 3rd | Sultan Malik | Hussain Nizam Shah I حسین نظام شاه اول | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1553–1565 CE (12 years) | 1565 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 4th | Sultan | Murtaza Nizam Shah I مرتضی نظام شاه اول | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1565–1588 CE (23 years) | 1588 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 5th | Sultan | Hussain Nizam Shah II حسین نظام شاه دوم | 1572, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1588–1589 CE (1 year) | 1589 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 6th | Sultan | Ismail Nizam Shah اسماعیل نظام شاه | 1579, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1589–1591 CE (2 years) | 1591 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 7th | Sultan | Burhan Nizam Shah II برهان نظام شاه دوم | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1591–1595 CE (4 years) | 1595 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 8th | Sultan | Ibrahim Nizam Shah ابراهیم نظام شاه | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1595–1596 CE (1 year) | 1596 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 9th | Sultan | Ahmad Nizam Shah II احمد نظام شاه | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1596 CE | 1596 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 10th | Sultan | Bahadur Nizam Shah بهادر نظام شاه | 1593, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1596–1600 CE (4 years) | 1633 CE, Mughal Empire |
| 11th | Sultan | Murtaza Nizam Shah II مرتضی نظام شاه دوم | 1580, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1600–1610 CE (10 years) | 1610 CE, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 12th | Sultan | Burhan Nizam Shah III برهان نظام شاه سوم سوم Puppet king under Malik Ambar | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1610–1631 CE (21 years) | 1631, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 12th | Peshwa | Malik Ambar مالک عنبر de-facto | 1548, Adal Sultanate | c.1610–1627 CE (17 years) | 1627, Ahmednagar Sultanate |
| 13th | Sultan | Hussain Nizam Shah III حسین نظام شاه سوم | 1622, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1631–1633 CE (2 years) | Unknown, Mughal Empire |
| 14th | Sultan | Murtaza Nizam Shah III مرتضی نظام شاه سوم Puppet king under Shahaji | Unknown, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1633–1636 CE (3 years) | Unknown, Mughal Empire |
| 14th | Maharaja | Shahaji de-facto | 1594, Ahmednagar Sultanate | c.1633–1636 CE (3 years) | 1664, Bijapur Sultanate |