Famous Battles in Indian History - Part I

First Battle of Tarain

Between	Turks & Chauhans
Leaders	Prithviraj Chauhan and Muiz-ud-din Muhammad Bin Sam also known as Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Ghori
Cause	Ghori was the governor of Ghazni under his brother Sultan Ghias-ud-din, who was the Sultan of Ghor. He wanted to extend his brother's dominions. [Ghori succeeded his brother on his death in 1203.]
Date	1191
Location	Tarain, Haryana
Result	Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan
Aftermath	Ghori was defeated and fled

Second Battle of Tarain

Between	Turks & Chauhans
Leaders	Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
Cause	Ghori wanted to extend his brother's dominions, who was the Sultan of Ghor
Date	1192
Location	Tarain, Haryana
Result	Victory of Muhammad Ghori
Aftermath	Beginning of Turkish rule in India known as the Delhi Sultanate

First Battle of Panipat

Between	Mughals & Afghans
Leaders	Timurid Prince Babur and Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi
Cause	Babur wanted to crush Ibrahim Lodi and establish his empire in India
Date	Apr 20, 1526
Location	Panipat, Haryana
Result	Victory of Babur
Aftermath	End of Lodi Empire as well as the Delhi Sultanate
Significance	Foundation of the Mughal Empire

Battle of Chausa

Between	Afghans & Mughals
Leaders	Sher Shah Suri and Mughal emperor Humayun
Cause	Sher Shah Suri wanted to expel the Mughals from India and then to re-establish the Afghan rule
Date	Jun 26, 1539
Location	Chausa, Bihar
Result	Victory of Sher Shah Suri
Aftermath	Humayun was defeated and fled

Battle of Kannauj

Between	Afghans & Mughals
Leaders	Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
Cause	Sher Shah Suri wanted to expel the Mughals from India and then to re-establish the Afghan rule
	Humayun wanted to recover his kingdom
Date	May 17, 1540
Location	Bilgram, Uttar Pradesh
Result	Victory of Sher Shah Suri
Aftermath	Humayun had to leave India
Significance	Establishment of the Sur Dynasty
Notes	Humayun took refugee in Persia

Second Battle of Panipat

Between	Afghans & Mughals
Leaders	Afghan army of Adil Shah Suri [Adali] lead by Hemu and Mughal army of Akbar lead by Bairam Khan
Cause	Akbar wanted to re-establish the Mughal rule
	Adali wanted to re-establish the Afghan rule
Date	November 5, 1556
Location	Panipat, Haryana
Result	Victory of Akbar
Aftermath	Mughal rule was Re-established

Battle of Haldighati

Between	Mughals & Rajputs / Rajputs & Rajputs
Leaders	Maharana Pratap of Mewar and Mughal army of Akbar lead by Raja Man Singh
Cause	Akbar wanted Maharana Pratap to accept the Mughal suzerainty
Date	June 18, 1576
Location	Haldighati, Rajasthan
Result	Victory of Mughals
Notes	Maharana Pratap fled from the battle field and carried on his war with the Mughals.
Aftermath	Peace occurred between Mewar and the Mughals when Maharana Amar Singh, son of Maharana Pratap, submitted to Akbar's son Jahangir in 1615

Battle of Talikota

Between	Vijayanagara Kingdom & Deccan Sultans
Leaders	Rama Raya & Hussein Nizam Shah of Ahmednagar, Ibrahim Qutub Shah of Golconda, Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur and Ali Barid Shah of Bidar
Cause	Deccan Sultans wanted to crush the power of Rama Raya
Date	January 26, 1565
Location	Talikota, Karnataka
Result	Victory of the Deccan Sultans
Aftermath	Decline of the Vijayanagara empire