Match the following battles with the year they were fought: Battles Year 1. First Battle of Panipat

Question

Match the following battles with the year they were fought: Battles Year 1. First Battle of Panipat

i. 1526 2. Battle of Chausa

ii. 1527 3. Battle of Khanwa

iii. 1540 4. Battle of Kanauj

iv. 1539

Choose the correct answer from below:

1. A. 1-i, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-iii (Correct answer)
2. B. 1-i, 2-iv, 3-iii, 4-ii
3. C. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv
4. D. 1-i, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-ii

Correct Answer

Option A — 1-i, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-iii

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 1-i, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-iii.

Key Points

• Matching the battles with their years:

• The pairing is therefore 1-i (1526), 2-iv (1539), 3-ii (1527), 4-iii (1540).

Additional Information

• First Battle of Panipat (1526) ended the Lodi dynasty and founded the Mughal Empire. Babur used the tulughma (flanking) formation and artillery with the araba cart-defence, both new to Indian warfare.
• Khanwa (1527) against Rana Sanga of Mewar was arguably the more decisive victory, since the Rajput confederacy was a stronger military force than the Lodis. Babur declared it a *jihad* and assumed the title Ghazi.
• Chausa (1539) and Kanauj (1540) drove Humayun into exile for fifteen years, and gave north India to Sher Shah Suri, whose short rule produced the rupiya, the reorganised Grand Trunk Road, an efficient *dak* postal system and a revenue settlement that Akbar's Todar Mal later built upon.
• Humayun regained the throne in 1555 after Sher Shah's successors weakened, only to die the following year falling from the steps of his library.
• Babur's other battles: Chanderi (1528) against Medini Rai, and Ghaghra (1529) against the Afghans. His memoir is the *Baburnama*, written in Chagatai Turkish.