Central Asia
The next lists set we have is for Central Asia
The Mamluk Sultanate, centred in Egypt and Syria, collapsed early in this period when the Ottomans defeated it in 1516–17. Although famed for its elite cavalry and slave-soldier system, the Mamluk military struggled against Ottoman gunpowder forces, whose artillery and Janissary infantry outmatched traditional mounted tactics. After annexation, former Mamluk elites continued to serve as provincial power brokers, but as a state, their independent military history effectively came to an end with Ottoman rule.
Safavid Persia, founded in 1501, established a powerful yet initially cavalry-focused army, primarily composed of Qizilbash tribal warriors. Repeated wars with the Ottomans exposed the need for gunpowder reform, prompting Shah Abbas I to create a modernised standing army with musketeers (tufangchis), artillery units, and ghulam slave soldiers loyal to the crown. These reforms enabled Persia to reclaim territory, strengthen central authority, and remain a major regional military power well into the early 18th century.
Lists included are
- Kazakh Khanate
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Circassia (King Inal the Great and later Principalities)
- Anatolian Turkomans
- Ak Koyunlu Turkomans
- Safavid Persia (Ismāʻil I)
- Uzbek Khanates
- Safavid Persia (Tahmāsp and sons)
- Safavid Persia (Abbas the Great)
- Safavid Persia (Safi & Abbas II)
- Safavid Persia (Suleiman I & Sultan Husayn)
The list set can we found here
