Question

Who defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the first Battle of Panipat?
1. Sher Shah
2. Mohammad Ghori
3. Babur
4. Akbar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Babur

The correct answer is Babur.

• In 1526, the Mughal forces of Babur, the Timurid ruler of Kabulistan, defeated the much larger ruling army of Ibrahim Lodi, Sultan of Delhi.

•  The first battle of Panipat was fought in 1526 between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi.
  • Panipat was a legendary location where after 1526, multiple battles were fought between the Mughal and varying other forces.
  • He was invited by Daulat Khan, the governor of Punjab, to invade the region and unsettle Ibrahim Lodi.
  • Lodi’s army relied heavily on cavalry and especially on elephants, which in earlier times, could shock the enemy and rout them.