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Give a reason why two battles were fought at panipat​

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Answered by Anonymous
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On 6 October, 1556, the army encountered Mughal resistance. After fierce battle forces of Akbar were ousted and the commander of Mughal forces Tardi Beg escaped that allowed Hemu to capture Delhi. Do you know in the battle around 3000 Mughals were killed.

Battles in those days were not organized like cricket matches are today. "Lets mutually agree to a venue, fly down there and play". The two armies would circle each other like wrestlers, because war was a little like real estate back then. The three things that mattered were location, location and location. Then they would both settle into positions that were advantageous to themselves and try to make the other attack first. This is what Babur did to Lodi (and later to Rana Sanga) and Abdali to the Marathas in 1761.

Now an invader from the North West would first cross the Khyber Pass. Then they had to conquer Punjab. Once you had Punjab you had a strong base in a fertile region (meaning you are well supplied). Then you go for Delhi. What lies in between? Good old Haryana. Thus the pattern was, if Delhi was strong enough then they would take the battle into Haryana. Else they would fight right outside Delhi.

After the infographic are some events and battles in a near continuous narrative starting with Mahmud Ghazni, where the politics of Central Asia lead to an invasion of Delhi. Seven of these battles were fought in Haryana (3 in Panipat, 3 in Thanesar and 1 in Karnal) within a 40 km radius of each other.

1012

Ghazni attacks and sack Thanesar's famous Chakraswamin temple. I'm cheating here as I don't believe Delhi was an objective of this incursion.

1191

Prithviraj defeats Muizuddin Mohammed of Ghori - in Thanesar

1192

Ghori defeats Prithvi - in Thanesar

Early to mid 1200's

The Mongols are ravaging Central Asia. Despite taking Kashmir in 1235 and later invading the Punjab, they don't attack Delhi. This changes in the 1290's.

1303

The Mongols attack, take and sack Delhi for two months. Alauddin Khilji was away seiging Chittor (clutching his.. err heart for Rani Padmini, I suppose) when they "sneaked" in. This was a rare failure - Alauddin defeated the Mongols many times both before and after.

1327

Chagatai Mongol Tarmashirin beseiges Delhi - is paid off by Mohammad Bin Tughlaq. Soon after Tarmashirin becomes Muslim and tries to make the Khanate Muslim. The Chagatai Khanate collapses. The region is a mess allowing the rise of .... Timur.

1398

Timur beseiges, takes and sacks Delhi. Delhi needs a century to recover. This battle is fought right outside Delhi.

1526

Babur comes down from Kabul and Lodi meets him "far" from Delhi - in Panipat

1556

Bairam Khan (for Akbar) defeats Hemu in Panipat. The Mughals had been pushed out of Delhi. This was Bairam's last ditch effort and both he and Akbar were a few miles away ready to flee to Afghanistan if they lost. (Again Akbar was based in Kabul)

For almost 200 years the Mughals held both sides of the Khyber Pass - no invasion. Aurangazeb leaves with a weak hold on Kabul.

1739

Nadir Shah meets the Mughal Army in Karnal (20 miles from Panipat). He took Kabul the previous year.

1761

Against all odds the Marathas lose to Abdali in 1761 in Panipat. This makes almost everyone (Hindu-Muslim alike) happy in North India, except the poor Mughal who was allied with the Marathas against Abdali since 1752.

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Answered by aditya8298
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Answer:

Panipat was of immense strategic importance to the India of the pre modern era. India faced multiple invaders from the North and especially the North-west, and Panipat became the preferred battleground for such invaders and the Indian rulers to face each other.

Therefore, two fierce battles are fought at Panipat.

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