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This illustration depicts the 1526 Battle of Panipat in India, showing the Mughal ruler Babur introducing field artillery as soldiers mounted on elephants advance across the battlefield. Kabuli Bagh Mosque Historical illustration depicts the Second Battle of Panipat showing the Mughal Emperor Akbar and his soldiers mounted on horseback and elephants battling Hemu and the Suri dynasty forces. A circa 1770 Faizabad-style drawing depicts the Third Battle of Panipat, fought on 13 January 1761. The scene shows opposing lines of artillery firing across a smoke-filled battlefield, with Persian inscriptions identifying the principal combatants. Ahmad Shah Durrani is shown on horseback, while others are depicted amid the battle and cavalry assault.
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  • Tony Bunting
  • Michael Kerrigan
  • Tamanna Nangia
    Tamanna Nangia is Associate Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has over five years of experience in editorial processes, handling many different aspects of the publishing process: content development, editing, author management, product training, and peer review.
  • Sanat Pai Raikar

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