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'''Mustafa Rumi''' was a [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Turkic peoples|Turkish]] general who served the [[Mughal Empire]] under [[Babur]]. At the [[First Battle of Panipat|Battle of Panipat]] and [[Battle of Khanwa]], he commanded the [[Matchlock]] gun infantry. His role in these battles as commander of rifle troops was a vital one, as it was the riflemen and the cannons under [[Ustad Ali Quli]] and Mustafa Rumi that won the day.

== Introduction of Mustafa Rumi to Babur ==
Babur's early relations with the Ottomans were poor because the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Sultan]] [[Selim I]] provided [[Babur]]'s rival Ubaydullah Khan with powerful [[matchlock]]s and [[cannon]]s.<ref name="Farooqi">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uB1uAAAAMAAJ&q=Ubaydullah+Khan#search_anchor |title=Mughal-Ottoman relations: a study of political & diplomatic relations between Mughal India and the Ottoman Empire, 1556-1748|first=Naimur Rahman |last=Farooqi |year=2008 |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref> In 1507, when ordered to accept Selim I as his rightful [[suzerainty|suzerain]], Babur refused and gathered [[Qizilbash]] servicemen in order to counter the forces of Ubaydullah Khan during the [[Battle of Ghazdewan]] in 1512. In 1513, Selim I reconciled with Babur (fearing that he would join the [[Safavid Iran|Safavids]]), dispatched [[Ustad Ali Quli]] and Mustafa Rumi, and many other Ottoman Turks, in order to assist Babur in his conquests; this particular assistance proved to be the basis of future Mughal-Ottoman relations.<ref name="Farooqi"/> From them, he also adopted the tactic of using matchlocks and cannons in field (rather than only in [[siege]]s), which would give him an important advantage in India.<ref>{{citation |first=Abraham |last=Eraly |author-link=Abraham Eraly |title=Emperors Of The Peacock Throne: The Saga of the Great Moghuls |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h7kPQs8llvkC|year=2007 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=978-93-5118-093-7|pp=27–29}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Mughal Empire people]]
[[Category:16th-century people of the Ottoman Empire]]

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