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First Battle of Panipat was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire, which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India. It marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowder firearms and field artillery.[3]
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First Battle of Panipat | |||||||||
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Part of Mughal conquests | |||||||||
The battle of Panipat and the death of Sultan Ibrāhīm | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Mughal Empire | Lodi dynasty | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Babur Chin Timur Khan Ustad Ali Quli Mustafa Rumi Asad Malik Hast Raja Sanghar Ali Khan |
Ibrahim Lodi† Raja Hasan Khan Mewattpati | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
13,000-15,000 Mughals[1] field artillery |
30,000-40,000 [1] 100-1,000 war elephants[2] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Few | 15,000-20,000 [1] |
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