Cause of the Battle of Panipat

Cause of the Battle of Panipat

Cause of the Battle of Panipat

Besides the greed for gold and lust for power there were some specific causes which motivated Babur to invade India:

1. Babur being an ambitious ruler wanted to establish an extensive empire in Central Asia but he failed to get success against Uzbegs, so he directed his attention towards India.

2. An old lady related to him the story of the attack of Timur on India. If fired enthusiasm in him. The contemporary politics of West Asia supported his plan.

3. Babur was a great fighter and even failures failed to falter him from the path of progress. His war tactics and strong artillery inspired him to try his luck in India.

4. India was politically divided into two rival independent groups. No doubt, the supreme power was in the hands of Afghans but they themselves were divided.

5. Ibrahim Lodi was not a popular Sultan. His arrogant behavior and suspicious nature created a rift among the Afghans and they were unable to face their common enemy jointly.

6. Independent Kingdom of Sindh, Kashmir and Orissa were not so powerful as could be able to face the Mughal invader. Mewar was a powerful Rajput kingdom but there was lack of unity among the Rajputs. The invitations from the Lodi chiefs and Rajput rulers fired a flame of enthusiasm in Babur and he led an expedition against India.

7. All kingdoms of South India were not having cordial relations with one another and their mutual conflict weakened their own existence hence they paid no attention to the politics of Northern India.

In April 1526 A.D., Babur reached Panipat by way of Sirhind and Ambala. He made his centre secure and safe by a row of some seven hundred mobile carts. They were tied together with ropes of hide and match-lock men and artillery men were posted behind them.

Sultan Ibrahim also marched from Delhi to face the invader with a large army. But they could not prove to be a match against Babur’s efficient was tactics.

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