Battle of Ghaghra

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The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.

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Battle of Ghaghra canonical 3
Battle of Ghaghara 1
Battle of Ghagra 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical event
associatedWith Babur’s Indian campaigns
belligerentSide Afghan and regional coalitions
Mughal dynasty
surface form: Mughals
chronologicalOrder after Battle of Khanwa
after First Battle of Panipat
combatant Afghan forces
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

regional Indian forces
commandedBy Babur
conflictType military conflict
contributedTo establishment of Mughal rule in India
date 1529
era early Mughal period
follows Battle of Khanwa
surface form: Mughal victory at Khanwa

Mughal victory at Panipat
historicalRegion Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Indo-Gangetic plain
involvedPerson Babur
location eastern India
opponentLeader Afghan chiefs
outcome Mughal consolidation of power in eastern India
partOf Mughal conquest of northern India
precededBy Battle of Khanwa
First Battle of Panipat
primaryOpponent Afghan powers in eastern India
result Mughal victory
significance consolidation of Mughal control in northern India
defeat of Afghan resistance in eastern India
year 1529

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Babur battle Battle of Ghaghra
Babur victory Battle of Ghaghra
Mughal imperial forces notableBattle Battle of Ghaghra
Mughal conquest of northern India hasKeyEvent Battle of Ghaghra
this entity surface form: Battle of Ghagra
Babur’s Indian campaigns hasBattle Battle of Ghaghra
this entity surface form: Battle of Ghaghara