ZAHIRIDDIN MUHAMMAD BOBUR'S MILITARY CAMPAIGNS: THE TULGHAMA TACTICAL SYSTEM AND ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Xamdamov Alisher Samijonovich

Authors

Xamdamov Alisher Samijonovich Head of the Department of the Institute of Ground Forces

Keywords:

Babur, tulghama, military tactics, Timurid military tradition, First Battle of Panipat, Central Asian warfare, flanking maneuver, Mughal Empire

Abstract

The article investigates the tulghama tactical system which Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur used during his military operations throughout Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The research demonstrates that tulghama represented a sophisticated evolution of Timurid-Mongol military tradition which allowed smaller military units to achieve important victories by using their greater speed and ability to execute coordinated flanking attacks.

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