Within the Rajya Sabha, the controversial statement of Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman on Rana Sanga has warmed the politics of the entire country including Rajasthan. Maharana Sanga became the ruler of Mewar at the age of 27 in 1509 AD after the death of his father Maharana Raymal. He was the most proud warrior among the Maharanas of Mewar. Maharana Sanga fought many wars during his lifetime but the war is remembered with the Mughal ruler Babur, who laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India.
The SP MP said in the Rajya Sabha that Babur was brought to Rana Sanga to defeat Ibrahim Lodi. Talking to India Today on this, historians have given their opinion. Babur laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India by defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the first war of Panipat in 1526 AD. Since then, the conflict between Babur and Maharana Sanga started. Babur wanted to establish his suzerainty over India after the victory over Ibrahim Lodi, but this was not possible without defeating Rana Sanga.
Rana Sanga dusted Babur
The Mughal Empire founder Babur started his journey towards India long before his victory in Panipat. Babur, a descendant of Taimur and Genghis Khan, was thrown out of his motherland in Fargana, he spent more than two decades in the rugged mountains of Kabul, dreaming of the empire. The losing their ancestral land in Fargana and Samarkand had a huge impact on them and the wealth of India started providing them new possibilities.
After the battle of Panipat, Afghan leader reached the shelter of Maharana Sanga. The front of Rajput Afghan became a cause of fear for Babur. Maharana Sanga conquered Bayana in February 1527, which is said to have an important victory against Babur. The morale of Babur’s soldiers was broken after hearing the valor of the Rajputs.
An arrow in Rana Sanga’s eye
The war began in Khanwa in Bharatpur on the morning of 16 March 1527. The first encounter got the hand of the Rajputs, but suddenly an arrow came and Rana hit Sanga’s eye. He went away from the battlefield and lost the Rajput war. After this, the Mughal Empire was established in India. Babur killed Sanga by poisoning Sanga to avenge the war. Maharana Sanga died at the age of 46 on 30 January 1528 AD.
It has been said many times that the reason for Babur’s arrival in India was the invitation of Rana Sanga of Mewar. This letter was an invitation to defeat Delhi’s Lodi ruler Ibrahim Lodi, which was defeated by Rana Sanga 18 times. According to the report, many references show that Rana Sanga never sent that invitation? This letter was sent by Punjab Governor Daulat Khan to send a letter to Babur so that he could weaken the Sultan of Delhi and join Delhi under his rule.
Who asked for help from Babur?
In 1523, Babur received an invitation from the prominent people of the Delhi Sultanate. Sultan Sikander Lodi’s brother Alam Khan Lodi, Punjab Governor Daulat Khan Lodi and Ibrahim Lodi’s uncle Alauddin sought help to challenge Ibrahim’s rule. According to the historian, the invitation of Rana Sanga has been mentioned in Babarnama, but it is mentioned after the war of Panipat. When Babur Rajput was preparing for the war against the king.
Babur had contacted Rana Sanga
Many historians like GN Sharma and Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha argue that Babur himself contacted Rana Sanga in the hope of an alliance against his common rival Ibrahim Lodi. Rana Sanga was initially ready for this, but later he pulled back his steps due to resistance of his advisors in the Mewar Durbar.
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