Battle of Ghaghra

Battle of Ghaghra
Part of Mughal conquests

Ghaghra River
Date6 May 1529
Location25°48′N 84°48′E / 25.8°N 84.8°E / 25.8; 84.8
Result Mughal victory
Territorial
changes
Bihar annexed by Mughal Empire including surrounding territories.
Peace settlement with the Sultanate of Bengal.
Belligerents
 Mughal Empire Eastern Afghan Confederacy
Delhi SultanateLodi dynasty
Lohani dynasty
Sultanate of Bengal
Commanders and leaders
 Babur
 Humayun
 Bairam Khan
 Askari Mirza
 Muhammad Zaman Mirza
 Sultan Jalal ud-Din Sherki
 Sultan Junaid Birlas
 Ustad Ali Quli
 Mustafa Rumi
Sher Shah Suri (defected)
Bengal SultanateSultan Nusrat Shah
Delhi SultanateSultan Mahmud Lodi 
Sultan Jalal ud-Din Lohani 
Bayezid 
Biban 
Fateh Khan Shirwani 
Shah Muhammad Maaruf 
Bhaktuddin Aibek (POW)
Hakam Khan (POW)
Strength
50,000[1]

100,000[2]

100-150 Vessels
Casualties and losses
unknown entire army[3]
Battle of Ghaghra is located in South Asia
Battle of Ghaghra
Battle of Ghaghra
Location within South Asia
Battle of Ghaghra is located in Bihar
Battle of Ghaghra
Battle of Ghaghra
Battle of Ghaghra (Bihar)

The Battle of Ghaghra, fought in 1529, was a great battle for the conquest of India by the Mughal Empire. It followed the first Battle of Panipat in 1526 and the Battle of Khanwa in 1527. The forces of Mughal Emperor Babur of the emerging Mughal Empire were joined by Indian allies in battle against the Eastern Afghan Confederates under Sultan Mahmud Lodi and the Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah.[4]

  1. ^ A History of India Under the Two First Sovereigns of the House of Taimur, Báber and Humáyun, By William Erskine, Published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854,Public Domain
  2. ^ A History of India Under the Two First Sovereigns of the House of Taimur, Báber and Humáyun, By William Erskine, Published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854,Public Domain
  3. ^ Jean Paul Roux,Babur:History Of The Great Mongols,Pp:370
  4. ^ Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals: 1526-1707. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-7069-2752-8.