Aḥmadnagar

Aḥmadnagar is a city in Maharashtra, India, on the Deccan Plateau. Established in 899/1494 by Aḥmad Baḥrī Niẓām al-Mulk, the city served as the capital of the Niẓām Shāhī Sultanate. During the tenth/sixteenth century, Aḥmadnagar grew considerably and became a centre of arts and scholarship in Persian and Dakkanī, attracting prominent scholars and literati. Social and political turmoils from the 990s/1580s pushed elite members to leave for other courts, reducing Aḥmadnagar’s cultural output. Following the Mughal conquest (1009/1600), Aḥmadnagar lost its political significance for other cities in Maharashtra, however remained a district centre