βš” Battle Β· β˜… Major

First Battle of Panipat

1526 – present Β· πŸ“ Panipat

Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi; the Mughal Empire begins.

What it led to: Ibrahim Lodi was killed and Babur founded the Mughal Empire.

Mughal Empire

πŸ—Ί See the map in 1526

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Other battles within 40 km of this place.

1556Second Battle of Panipat β†’ Hemu was captured and killed, securing Akbar's throne. 1739Nadir Shah sacks Delhi β†’ Delhi was plundered and the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor taken to Persia. 1761Third Battle of Panipat β†’ The Marathas were crushed by Ahmad Shah Durrani and their northward expansion checked.

Meanwhile (within 10 years)

  1. 1520 βš” Krishnadevaraya takes Raichur Β· Tuluva Dynasty
  2. 1527 βš” Battle of Khanwa Β· Mughal Empire
  3. 1529 βš” Battle of the Ghaghra Β· Mughal Empire
  4. 1530 Death of Babur; Humayun succeeds Β· Mughal Empire
  5. 1535 βš” Humayun takes Mandu and Champaner Β· Mughal Empire

Alive at the time

Srimanta Sankardev
c. 1449 – c. 1568
Assamese saint who founded Ekasarana Dharma and the sattras
Guru Nanak
1469 – 1539
Founder of Sikhism and the first Sikh Guru
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
c. 1477 – c. 1542
Author of the Awadhi epic Padmavat
Surdas
c. 1478 – c. 1583
Blind Bhakti poet of the Sursagar
Purandara Dasa
c. 1484 – c. 1564
Called the 'father of Carnatic music'
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
1486 – 1534
Bhakti saint of Bengal who inspired Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Mirabai
c. 1498 – c. 1547
Rajput princess and Bhakti poet devoted to Krishna
Guru Ravidas
active c. 1500
Bhakti saint whose hymns appear in the Guru Granth Sahib

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