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Event war South Asia

First Battle of Panipat

1526 CE

Babur's outnumbered Mughal army used gunpowder weapons to defeat the Delhi Sultanate, founding the Mughal Empire in India.

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Standing in 1526 CE

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Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Kanem–Bornu Wars Conflict · Africa 700 CE – 1846 CE Dome of the Rock Landmark · Middle East 691 CE – still standing Al-Khamis Mosque Landmark · Middle East 692 CE – still standing

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