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First Battle of Panipat

1526 · 16th century

The First Battle of Panipat was fought in 1526 between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, the last sultan of Delhi. Babur's use of field artillery and cavalry tactics defeated a much larger army, ending the Delhi Sultanate and founding the Mughal Empire.

First Battle of Panipat
Image: Ẓahīr ud-Dīn Muḥammad Bābur (1483-1530); It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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