Second Battle of Panipat

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battle historical event

The Second Battle of Panipat was a decisive 1556 conflict in northern India in which the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces defeated the Hindu king Hemu, securing Mughal dominance over much of the subcontinent.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Second Battle of Panipat canonical	7
Battle of Panipat (1556)	2
Second Battle of Panipat (1556)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ surface form: Battle of Panipat (1556)
associatedWith	Akbar’s expansion in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
belligerent	Hemu’s army ⓘ Mughal imperial forces ⓘ surface form: Mughal imperial army
belligerentLeader	Akbar ⓘ Bairam Khan ⓘ Hemu ⓘ
cause	Mughal attempt to reclaim Delhi from Sur and Hemu’s forces ⓘ
chronologicalOrder	second of the three major Battles of Panipat ⓘ
combatant	Forces of Hemu ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
commandedBy	Akbar ⓘ Bairam Khan ⓘ Hemu ⓘ
conflictType	military conflict ⓘ
consequence	Consolidation of Akbar’s authority ⓘ End of Hemu’s bid for kingship of North India ⓘ Re-establishment of Mughal rule in Delhi ⓘ
countryAtTime	Bharata (India) ⓘ surface form: Hindustan
date	5 November 1556 ⓘ
decisiveFor	Akbar ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
defeated	Hemu ⓘ
era	16th century ⓘ
followedBy	Third Battle of Panipat ⓘ
historicalRegion	Delhi region ⓘ
location	Haryana ⓘ Panipat ⓘ northern India ⓘ
notableEvent	Hemu was captured on the battlefield ⓘ Hemu was wounded in the eye by an arrow ⓘ
opponentOf	Akbar ⓘ Hemu ⓘ
partOf	Akbar’s early campaigns ⓘ Mughal–Sur Wars ⓘ surface form: Mughal–Sur conflicts
precededBy	First Battle of Panipat ⓘ
relatedTo	Mughal–Afghan conflicts ⓘ Sur Empire ⓘ
result	Mughal victory ⓘ
secured	Mughal control of Agra ⓘ Mughal control of Delhi ⓘ Mughal dominance over northern India ⓘ
significance	Key step in establishing long-term Mughal dominance over much of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
year	1556 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third Battle of Panipat → predecessor → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

Panipat → battleOccurredHere → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

Bairam Khan → battle → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

Panipat district → knownFor → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Panipat (1556)

Mughal imperial forces → notableBattle → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

Second Battle of Panipat → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Panipat (1556)

Hemu → battle → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

Panipat War Memorial → commemorates → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

Mughal–Sur Wars → hasPart → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Panipat (1556)

Mughal–Sur Wars → significantEvent → Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ