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=== Battle of Khanwa ===
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[[File:Babur visiting the Urvah valley in Gwalior 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Babur encounters the Jain Colossal at the [[Siddhachal Caves|Urvahi valley]] in [[Gwalior]] in 1527. He ordered them to be destroyed<ref>"Gwalior Fort: Rock Sculptures", A Cunningham, ''Archaeological Survey of India'', pp. 364–70</ref>]]

The Battle of Khanwa was fought between Babur and the [[Rajput]] ruler of [[Mewar]], [[Rana Sanga]] on 16 March 1527. Rana Sanga wanted to overthrow Babur, whom he considered to be a foreigner ruling in India, and also to extend the Rajput territories by annexing Delhi and [[Agra]]. He was supported by Afghan chiefs who felt Babur had been deceptive by refusing to fulfil promises made to them. Upon receiving news of Rana Sangha's advance towards Agra, Babur after annexing Gwalior and Bayana took a defensive position at [[Khanwa]] (currently in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]), from where he hoped to launch a counterattack later. According to K.V. Krishna Rao, Babur won the battle because of his "superior generalship" and modern tactics; the battle was one of the first in India that featured cannons and muskets. Rao also notes that Rana Sanga faced "treachery" when the Hindu chief [[Silhadi]] joined Babur's army with a garrison of 6,000 soldiers.<ref name="Rao">{{cite book |first=K. V. Krishna |last=Rao |title=Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7xPaJomYsEC&pg=PA453 |isbn=978-81-7212-001-6 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |page=453 |year=1991 |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205161458/https://books.google.com/books?id=G7xPaJomYsEC&pg=PA453#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref>