The First Battle of Panipat was fought on 21 April 1526 between the invading forces of Babur and Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in North India. Babur's smaller army, employing gunpowder firearms and cannon in one of the earliest such engagements on the Indian subcontinent, defeated Ibrahim Lodi, who was killed in the fighting along with an estimated 20,000 of his soldiers, and the victory marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Battle TypePitched field battle (early gunpowder engagement) 1 LocationPanipat, North India (modern Haryana, India) 1 Battle Type
Battle Type (category) Connections
Fought In
The Mughal Army was forged in Babur's 1526 victory at the First Battle of Panipat, which founded the Mughal Empire in India
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Panipat, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: First Battle of Panipat
Lead section, para 1
on 21 April 1526 was fought between the invading forces of Babur against Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in North India
Infobox: Result
Mughal victory
Infobox: Date
21 April 1526
View the SourceWikidata: First Battle of Panipat
Wikidata Q605321, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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