Previous Year Question
In which year, did Babar defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat?
1527 AD
1526 AD
1525 AD
1524 AD
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The First Battle of Panipat between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, Sultan of Delhi, was fought on 21 April 1526 CE.
At this time, Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of the Lodi dynasty. His relations with several Afghan nobles had deteriorated, and political discontent had increased within the Delhi Sultanate.
Babur made effective use of artillery and organized battlefield tactics. His army was numerically smaller than Ibrahim's army, but its battlefield organization proved more effective.
Babur employed the Tulughma system, in which different sections of the army were arranged so that the enemy could be enveloped from the flanks.
He also used arabas or carts, tied together to provide protected positions for artillery and firearm troops. This gave Babur's comparatively smaller army a tactical advantage.
Ibrahim Lodi was killed in the battle and his army was defeated. With this, the rule of the Lodi dynasty at Delhi came to an end.
Following the victory at Panipat, Babur gained control of Delhi and Agra and laid the foundation for Mughal power in northern India.