<P> Artillery was not widely employed in Central Asia prior to the 16th century , despite Chinese mortars having been known to the Mongols hundreds of years earlier . Even some limited use of cannon at Hisar by the Timurid Sultan Husayn Mirza in 1496 did not lead to a substantial role military role for artillery in India , nor did the presence of Portuguese ship 's cannon at the 1509 Battle of Diu . However , following the decisive Ottoman victory over the Safavid Empire at the 1514 Battle of Chaldiran , Babur incorporated artillery and Ottoman artillery tactics into his military . Although authorities disagree about how many cannons he brought to India , Babur 's artillery played a `` key role '' in the establishment of the Mughal Empire . In 1526 , the First Battle of Panipat saw the introduction of massed artillery tactics to Indian warfare . Under the guidance of Ottoman gun master Ustad Ali Quli , Babur deployed cannons behind a screening row of carts . Enemy commander Ibrahim Lodi was provoked into a frontal attack against Babur 's position , allowing him to make ideal use of his firepower . This tactic also panicked Lodi 's elephant cavalry , beginning the end of elephant warfare as a dominant offensive strategy in India . These new weapons and tactics were even more important against the more formidable army faced in the Battle of Khanwa the following year . </P>
<P> Artillery was not widely employed in Central Asia prior to the 16th century , despite Chinese mortars having been known to the Mongols hundreds of years earlier . Even some limited use of cannon at Hisar by the Timurid Sultan Husayn Mirza in 1496 did not lead to a substantial role military role for artillery in India , nor did the presence of Portuguese ship 's cannon at the 1509 Battle of Diu . However , following the decisive Ottoman victory over the Safavid Empire at the 1514 Battle of Chaldiran , Babur incorporated artillery and Ottoman artillery tactics into his military . Although authorities disagree about how many cannons he brought to India , Babur 's artillery played a `` key role '' in the establishment of the Mughal Empire . In 1526 , the First Battle of Panipat saw the introduction of massed artillery tactics to Indian warfare . Under the guidance of Ottoman gun master Ustad Ali Quli , Babur deployed cannons behind a screening row of carts . Enemy commander Ibrahim Lodi was provoked into a frontal attack against Babur 's position , allowing him to make ideal use of his firepower . This tactic also panicked Lodi 's elephant cavalry , beginning the end of elephant warfare as a dominant offensive strategy in India . These new weapons and tactics were even more important against the more formidable army faced in the Battle of Khanwa the following year . </P>
who introduced cannons and guns in india warfare
who introduced cannons and guns in india warfare
Babur
Babur