bands turned into knights who formed the most feared army in the world.
an indomitable army destroyed the burden of destruction wherever it went and traveled. Killed and committed massacres
exceeded the number of victims forty million people. The title of the most horrific army
in history. Wahabah the whole ancient world. Until the Muslims put an end
legend in one of the most famous and fiercest battles. We will get acquainted with
cut into the origins of the Mughal army, and its most important strategies and tactics are
and his tools? Why is it classified among the most famous armies in history? And how
victorious Qutuz soldiers ? The legend of this great army? From bands scattered to the
a unified army? The Mongols were the beginning of bands of nomads spread in
the Eurasian steppes, and they have mastered the raiding and looting of their neighbors until the
. Gendez Khan came to unite all the Mongol tribes under his banner to transform.
Simple Bedouin raids to battles and wars settled empires,
complete on the ground. They would not have succeeded without the strategies that
they followed since the inception of their army. At the time, they were described as having grown up
backs of horses. Literally correct sentence. As horses were the basis of
The arrangement of an army, and their military ranks and salaries were linked according to the quality of
horses they ride. At first, Genghis Khan assembled the Mongols into
a large army divided into two parts. Small armies do not exceed the number of people for his
each of them, the thousands called the Emperor's forces, which are being renewed from
the Mughal emperor himself. He chooses them from the
those close to him and his blood relatives. Were they superior to the
more sensitive tasks, such as guarding and escorting the Emperor's palace.
and they had special equipment and horses of a special kind. They are divided into infantry and brigade
special artillery. And they are all subject to what was called Almansa House at the time. It
a military-administrative unit that would organize the army and its salaries. The army also divided
Mughals to four branches. Aswan's cavalry and infantry are in charge of
artillery, cook, and navy. All of them are branches or layers of a
Great Mughal army. The most important was artillery. Here are the details of this
arrangements tribesmen . Knight's weapon. The most superior branch of the Mughal army.
, they are recruited by leaders in Almans Ibdar. And they know that they are efficient,
high arena . They are distinguished from the rest of the soldiers. Wearing Mughal clothes. As
They usually use swords, spears and shields, and rarely carry the
guns; Their shields are made of steel or leather. He also lost the
using elephants by the Mughal army, which were ridden by the generals of
, mainly used to transport goods and heavy weapons. The army also included the
unit of camel horsemen carefully chosen from the men of the regions
artillery is composed like Rajasthan. The knights of various classifications were the secret
Mughal power was often exploding . Infantry is also recruited by and sometimes
by the emperor himself. Where the infantry of the emperor was called the name
Ahsam, and they are in the second tier of the army and receive poor salaries in
known for their poor equipment and lack of discipline. They are divided into Bandukshi
or arms bearers, swordsmen and craftsmen. They are not allotted a large weapon
Hindus and do not usually wear any armor. Artillery. One of the most important
the Mughal army. Where emperors used it on the scale of
. The most famous of them is Emperor Babur, who relied on artillery
to establish the Mughal Sultanate in the Indian subcontinent. The desert
Mughal branches of heavy artillery, light artillery, bombs and fighters. Known
heavy guns it was expensive, heavy and difficult to transport. Therefore
elephants are used to drag them to the battlefield. The
on the battlefields, leaving great traces. Then comes the naval artillery, which
light. Which is the most useful on the battlefield. They are mainly manufactured and are
as bronze and horse-drawn. The artillery also included the guns
rotary, which was run by the camels, and this type was known for its effectiveness in a
battle. As the days passed, the status of the Mughal artillery declined,
especially with the advent of European iron cannons. Unique military
is the weakest branch of the Mughal army. Although possessed,
The Mughal Empire had many ships, but it was very small
relatively. Its main mission is piracy and ship robbery, and it has a presence
few compared to other units in the Mughal wars. Chilas or
slave soldiers of the Mughal army. Most of them are specific
army and were a parallel force to the mercenaries with very loose control.
commanders relied heavily on and were very loyal to their Indian
their leader, as these were kidnapped or bought from their families from an early age,
nails. And trained under the auspices of the Mughal army and its service. But unlike
of the Muslim armies at the time. The Mongols did not rely on the slave army in the form of the
essential, and even they were assigned very modest tasks. Tactics
forces . The Mughal army pursued military tactics and strategies
privileged manner. It enabled him to rule the ancient world. Their influence extended over Asia
parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Genghis Khan had put
divided techniques for attacking the fortifications of the enemies. Experts' right was
and foreign technicians were in command of the army. One of the uniqueness of the army is the
Mongols prevented the transfer of troops between units, as each commander was free in a
his unit helped them and leads them in the way he sees fit. Here, the competition
between units to carry out larger attacks. According to this idea, the army and its generals
Mongols are familiar with, into small units of up to fifteen units. Sometimes
to encircle the enemies and set ambushes and chase those fleeing from them easily emerges .
. Individual soldiers were also responsible for their equipment and weapons, and the responsibility of
completely. Usually each soldier keeps three or four horses. What is
They are allowed to change their horses during long travel without having to
to stop tired animals. The horses at least rest from carrying their knight's
while traveling. And the knight changes the horse whenever he feels tired. This is granted
soldiers and horses were able to fight and attack. As happened with them in a battle
did early in the year one thousand two hundred and forty-one. Where
cover up to a hundred miles each day of the battlefield. Which Hungary
an army before them. Also, these were taking advantage of the times when the
no one expects an invasion from it. During their conquest of Ruskev they used the rivers for the
as highways. In general, winter was a season of invasion for them and the
unlike the armies of the world at the time. On the battlefield, they were assessing the state of
their enemy, if they felt weak, they sounded the drums for warning. It is a sign that the
, they have to attack the archers directly. Everyone unlike
expected cannons , the Mughal army did not undergo intense or harsh training, but the
reliance on flexibility. The commander gives his soldiers flexibility in the
carrying out orders. As it is important for them to implement the biggest goal of the plan
it has become subject to immediate obedience to orders. In this way
Mongols, the obstacles of excessive discipline that have always hindered armies from
throughout history. By holding each in the army responsible for the whole army,
Everyone is loyal to their responsibilities, their goals, each other, and their superiors.
tools and weapons. Mughal armies were known for their agility, and that was what gave them
free movement. They were keen that the soldier's tools would not also obstruct the
his movement. Each soldier carried his food with him. It is a quantity of meat.
dried and understandable weapon . As for them, they were good horses. which can
knight milked it and lived on its milk during the raids. As for the army's equipment, it is
heavy, and they are brought by chariots that carry cannons.
perhaps additional quantities of spears and arrows. The Mongols were also unique in
field of communications. They established a system of postal relay stations called Orto.
they were able to conduct quick correspondence that covered
services of the Mughal emperor all. As in frozen battlefields
they adopted specific symbols and badges to communicate between them, which they used
signal flags, trumpets, and sometimes even arrows. The
their weapons, the most famous of which was the Mughal bow, which is the main
to the Mughal forces. It is made of animal horns and wood. It also remained to
spear was the main weapon of the steppe warriors for more than two thousand years. As
the Mongols were extremely using it. The spears of the Mongols have three types, according to the
weight of its weight. They are useful for surprising the enemy and frightening the horses before
actual offensive. As for the Mongolian swords, they are swords, and
Mongolian Turks slightly bent. They are distinguished by their shape and structure that
made them easy to use. Also from the weapons of the Mongols, gunpowder and the
bombs known as thunder bombs. Which are used in siege in
the final stages of the Mongol-Chinese wars begin . They also knew and
use of the spear of fire in their wars, which they called the spear of fire,
the bird. As they were hollowing spears and stuffing them with willow charcoal and shrapnel,
iron and other components capable of being ignited, and then they are put at the end of it, and
. And when the time comes, they light the fuse and throw the spear to work, then
of the bomb’s work. It is also mentioned that the oldest existing pistol in history is a pistol.
Aksandu, a Mongol pistol named by that name because it was discovered in the ruins of the palace with a
Mongol Xandu also existed in Inner Mongolia. The
in their wars on catapults, machines and siege machines. which
help them in their brutal invasion of Baghdad in the year one thousand two hundred and fifty-eight.
he avoided where the Mongol army had skilled engineers to build siege machines who
zero of the materials found on the battlefield. In order to avoid the trouble of moving the
equipment go a long way. Most of these engineers are Chinese POWs
or the Persians. These engineers were one of the secrets of the success and power
the Mughal army. They were always able to find alternative solutions to any
a tactical stalemate in which the Mongols would fall on the battlefield. It tactics
battleship for which the Mongols were famous for the Kharash tactic. As they gather the prisoners
used them as human shields, pushing them to the front and absorbing the enemy's arrows
. In short, the tactics of the Mongols were a mixture of skillful training and
Excellent communication. The Mongols were trained in almost every possibility
, they are always ready to respond. They were distinguished by their complete discipline even with the
lack of leaders. They also excelled at clever planning. They were studying the
their enemies well before any invasion. This study period may last for years.
They also excelled in mapping roads and determining the level of each emirate’s ability to
resistance to the invasion. Their tactics also included diverting the rivers,
about their enemy and shutting down supplies from the city and waiting for the surrender of its inhabitants.
they also adopted methods of psychological warfare and deception. They outperformed the
Much in this regard. Where they mastered spreading terror and fear in
towns and cities. What made many surrender to them even before an attempt
stand up to them. The army's bloody reputation made everyone in that
when they feared him and his conquests. The Mughal army was known for its inclusion of ethnicity,
different. As they always included their captives to their armies. What increased the number of
strengths of their soldiers. At the same time it was one's inner weakness and
the great army. Also among their tactics on the battlefield is a fake retreat from the
defeat. As the Mughal soldiers were pretending chaos and defeat in
battlefield, and they suddenly appear in a state of panic, running left and right. They did not
that the enemy flounders from this condition until they gather themselves in the blink of an eye,
And pounce on their opponents again. The Mughal army formed the legend of the word
which continued until the battle of Ain Jallo. When the Muslims, led by Saif al-Din, broke
overpower this army, and they defeated it evilly, taking advantage of one of the most important points and
His strength is horses. Despite this, no one can deny the strength of this army.
which are still classified today among the strongest armies in history.