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The Mughal Empire
Who was the last Delhi Sultanate? When was the First Battle of Panipat fought? Who won the fight and what led to their victory?
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Ibrahim Lodi was the last emperor of the Delhi Sultanate. There were five different dynasties which came under Delhi Sultanate. Those are
Mamluk dynasty(1206-1290)
Khalji dynasty(1290-1320)
Tughluq dynasty(1320-1413)
Sayyid dynasty(1414-1450)
Lodi dynasty(1451-1526)
Ibrahim Lodi belonged to the Lodi dynasty. He succeeded his father Sikandar Lodi to the throne but was not as skilled a ruler as his father. He faced multiple rebellions and it was one of the major causes of the first battle of Panipat which happened in 1526. Daulat Khan Lodi, the governor of Punjab under the Lodi dynasty send an invitation to Babur, a descendant of both Genghis Khan and Timur, who was already planning to conquer the Punjab since it was under Timur in the past. This initiated the end of the Lodi dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate. Once Babur set foot on Indian soil, he was not ready to go back. The Lodi army tried to send Babur away but in vain which eventually resulted in the burning of Lahor by Babur and his army. Even though he along with Daulat Khan succeeded in besieging Ibrahim Lodi, Babur understood that his chances of winning the war were very narrow. This made Babur use the ‘Ottoman device’ in the battle. This made Babur’s army look narrower than its actual size which led to the miscalculation in Ibrahim Lodi’s army. Babur made use of this opportunity and attacked Ibrahim Lodi with full force. Moreover, Babur had the advantage of having cannon which helped to destruct the army and also to scare the elephants in the Lodi army. At the end of the first battle of Panipat, Ibrahim Lodi was killed and Babur established his empire in India, which was a branch of the Timurid dynasty, called the Mughal Empire.
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Sultan Mahmud Shah Tughlaq was the last <div>
king of Delhi Sultanate. This rule was know for instability and internal conflicts within the empire. Regional rebellions, the rise of local governors asserting their autonomy, and external threats from neighboring kingdoms. The empire began to decline, losing control over many territories, and its central authority weakened and finally led to the end of this empire.
<div>About the second question, Battle of Panipat was fought on January 14, 1761, was a major confrontation between the Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire led by Ahmad Shah Durrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The Marathas, seeking to expand their influence, confronted the Afghan forces. Despite having a larger army, the Marathas suffered a crushing defeat due to a combination of factors such as strategic errors, lack of coordination, and the effective tactics of the Durrani forces. The battle resulted in heavy casualties and had a significant impact on the Maratha Empire’s decline and the consolidation of Afghan power in the region.</div></div>
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