- the
Maratha forces near Panipat.
Zamburaks were one of the
royal guard units in the
Qajar Army. A
Persian zamburak regiment was
accompanied by musicians...
- of 500
zamburaks (which were
essentially swivel guns
mounted on the back of camels,
providing light manoeuvrable artillery).
Although zamburaks were extremely...
- much more
manoeuvrable than
their Mughal counterparts, as well as the
zamburaks which provided extra mobile fire power. In
contrast to the
Mughal army's...
- Qizilbash,
showing characteristic red cap (Sa'dabad Palace, Tehran).
Persian Zamburak.
During its
period of
greatest expansion, from the 14th to 17th centuries...
-
Maratha Sardar and Shivaji's
childhood friend Suryaji Kakde was
killed by a
Zamburak cannon in the battle.
Chhatrapati Sambhaji son of
Shivaji sta**** with Moropant's...
- Wall gun
Field gun
Culverin / demi-culverin
Hongyipao Hand
mortar Coehorn Zamburak Hwacha Breech-loading
swivel gun
Siege cannon (e.g. Abus Gun, Dardanelles...
-
Hotaki Amanullah Khan
Nesrollah Ashraf Hotaki Strength 42,000–50,000+ 24
cannon 10,000–11,000 100
zamburaks Casualties and
losses 5,000–15,000 Unknown...
-
Marathas against the
heavy cavalry,
musketry (jezail) and
mounted artillery (
zamburak) of the
Afghans and the
Rohillas led by
Abdali and
Najib ad-Dawlah. The...
- 300
cavalry and 100 infantry. The
troops were of an
ethnic mix and some
zamburaks were
noted to be used in the
Syrian armies. The
Mamluks were the pre-eminent...
-
which allows a very wide arc of movement.
Camel mounted swivel guns
called zamburak were used by the
Gunpowder Empires as self-propelled artillery. Volley...
