First Battle of Panipat 1526 A.D.

             First Battle of panipat,1526 A.D.

                         Event's of Battle...

After taking over Punjab, Babur slowly moved towards Delhi with his troops. He sent his Guptasar contingent in all directions to trace Ibrahim Lodhi's activities. At this time Babur had around 12000 soldiers. Modern historians have reported the number of its soldiers per thousand. Anyway, Babur now had to fight not with small tribes but with an organized state. According to Babur :: (I keep in the stir of my POW resolution and in my hands I took the trust of God and departed against Sultan Ibrahim bin Sultan Sikandar bin Bahlol Lodi Afghan, under whose authority the rule of Delhi at that time and India Was the kingdom of.) These words were uttered by Baba.

When Babur marched towards Delhi, the disgruntled chieftains of the Delhi Sultanate welcomed him. Ibrahim Lodi made all the military preparations and sent a squad to stop the enemy. On 26 January 1526 AD, the first skirmish took place between Shahzada Humayun and Shikar Hamid of Hisar Firoza. Humayun defeated him very easily and took away 100 of his soldiers and 5 to 7 elephants. Babur has written about this victory in his autobiography (This was the first war and first experience of the brothers and a great one is also excellent Shakun…) Babar ordered to kill all the prisoners to frighten the woman.

After taking over Hisar Firoza, Babur proceeded through the banks of the Yamuna from Shahabad. Ibrahim Lodi, along with his army, continued to move against Babur at the turtle's pace. At the same time, Rana Sanga, the ruler of Mewar, also promised that he would help Babur against Ibrahim Lodhi. After this, the Mughal army halted at Sarsawa. There Babar had received intelligence, Hatimkhan Lodhi and Dawood Khan Lodi, along with 5-6 thousand soldiers, have come forward three to four from the Shiva of Sultan Ibrahim on behalf of Yamuna. So Babar ordered some chieftains to move forward from April 15 to 26. This army contingent killed Hatim Khan the very next day. However Dawood Khan managed to escape after saving his life. This incident led to fear and terror among Lodhi's soldiers.

Babar's forces reached Panipat on 12 April 1526 AD. On the other hand, Ibrahim Lodi also reached Panipat with more than one lakh soldiers and thousand elephants. For 8 days the armies of the two stood opposite each other, but no one ordered to fight. Babur used this time to create an array of his army. The right side of his army was guarded by the city of Panipat and fortifications were made by digging a deep moat on the left side. These trenches were covered with tree twigs and leaves and soil was applied on them, which led to solid ground. In the middle, 700 bell trains were tied in leathers and lined up in rows. The artillery were mounted behind them. Empty spaces were left at regular distances, allowing small contingents of 100 to 200 to cross through and attack. The artillery of Ustad Ali and Mustafa Khan were planted at right center and left center.

Behind these artillery were mounted soldiers of Tulugama parties, who used to throw dust in the eyes of the enemies and make them fall from all around. Babur handed over the command of the right side of his army to Humayun and Khawaja Kalan, and the left side of the army to Sultan Mirza and Mehndi Khwaja. Babur commanded the central part of the army. Apart from this, a reserve army under the leadership of Abdul Aziz was kept, which was to be used in emergency. Although Vikramjit, the ruler of Gwalior, came to Lodhi's aid, the Afghan army was of no avail.

On 21 April 1526 AD, Babur ordered an attack on Ibrahim Lodi's forces. Ibrahim Lodi also asked his forces to take a stand against women. The market started at 9:00 am on both sides. As the Afghan soldiers moved forward, they were terrified to see the deep trenches. At the same time the soldiers of the Tulugama party surrounded him. Ustad Ali and Mustafa Khan started shelling the Afghans with their cannons. By noon, the shehnai of Ibrahim Lodi was completely defeated. More than 15,000 soldiers of Ibrahim Lodi were killed in this war. King Vikramjit of Gwalior was also killed on the battlefield.

/Significance or Effects of Fiist Battle or Panipat/

The first battle of Panipat is undoubtedly considered to be one of the decisive battles of India. This fight has far reaching effects which are described as follows.

1.End of Lodhi Dynasty....

Ibrahim Lodhi was defeated in the first battle of Panipat and was killed on the battlefield along with his family. Although some Afghans, such as Alam Khan Lodi and Mahmud Lodi, still survived, they did not have the ability to re-establish the Afghan empire. Thus Ibrahim Lodi proved to be the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty.

2.End of Delhi Sultanate....

The first battle of Panipat resulted in the fall of the Delhi Sultanate. The Delhi Sultanate was founded in 1206 AD by Qutbuddin Aibak. Many dynasties ruled over it. But Ibrahim Lodi proved to be the last sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. The 300-year-old kingdom came to an end completely in 1526 AD.

3.Establishment of Mughal Dynasty....

Another important result of the first battle of Panipat was that the Mughal dynasty was established in India. After conquering the battle of Panipat, Babur captured Delhi and Agra and declared himself the king of India. Thus the Mughal dynasty was established in India. The Mughal dynasty ruled India till 1857 AD.

4.Change in the Policy of Warfare....

The first battle of Panipat resulted in many changes in India's combat system. In this battle, Babur used artillery. This was the first time in India when enemies were attacked with cannons with cannons. Anyway, thousands of soldiers could be wiped out with guns in a matter of minutes. Thus artillery became the main part of Indian armies.

Therefore, the decision of the battle of Panipat comes out that 40 to 50 thousand soldiers were killed during this battle. The Lodi dynasty was forever destroyed. Dead bodies were lying around in the battlefield. There were voices of screaming and shouting from the battlefield. Therefore we can say that the battle fought on 21 April 1526 AD (Battle of Panipat I) was very terrible. This battle still has an important place in the pages of history.