"Early Mughal India" Topic

"The Mughal Empire was established in the early 1500s by the Timurid prince Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur. After carving out a state in Afghanistan he conquered most of Northern India. Although the Timurid elite, like Babur, were of Mongol origin they were strongly influenced by the military traditions of Iran.

In 1526, Babur defeated the last of the Delhi Sultans, Ibrahim Shah Lodi, at the First Battle of Panipat. To secure his kingdom, Babur then had to face the Rajput confederacy until their defeat at the Battle of Khanwa. Babur's early army consisted of Turkish, Mongol, Iranian and Afghan troops organised in the traditional Turkish and Mongol manner. The military successes of the Mughals was achieved by an army much smaller than its opponents but with superior discipline and cohesion. It combined elite cavalry with horse armour, horse archers, matchlock musket infantry and artillery.

Babur's son Humayun succeeded him in 1530 but suffered major reversals mainly at the hands of the Shir Khan and effectively lost most of the empire before it could develop as a major state. From 1540 Humayun was a ruler in exile, reaching the Persian Court in 1542 while his forces still controlled some fortresses and small regions. When the Afghans fell into disarray with the death of Shir Khan, Humayun returned and managed to reconquer Delhi in 1555. Humayun then conquered the central plateau around Delhi, but months later died in an accident…"

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