Tulughma
Also called: Rumi method · Topic: The Mughal Empire: Babur to Aurangzeb · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Tulughma was a battle tactic that Babur brought from Central Asia. He divided his army into units on the left, right and centre. The side units swept round to attack the enemy's flanks (sides) and rear. Babur used it at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. There he combined it with the Ottoman, or "Rumi", method. In that method, carts were tied together in a line to shelter the gunners. Together with gunpowder, field artillery and matchlock guns, these tactics beat a much larger army.
Example
At Panipat in 1526, Ibrahim Lodi's army was trapped. Babur's flanking units hit it from the sides and rear, while his guns fired from behind a wall of carts in the front.
Don't confuse with
- Rumi device: this was only the line of carts tied together to protect the gunners. Tulughma was the flanking movement of the cavalry, the soldiers on horseback.