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[[File:Babur visiting the Urvah valley in Gwalior 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Babur encounters the Jain statues at the [[Siddhachal Caves|Urvah 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>]] | [[File:Babur visiting the Urvah valley in Gwalior 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Babur encounters the Jain statues at the [[Siddhachal Caves|Urvah 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 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}}</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.{{Citation needed}} Upon receiving news of Rana Sangha's advance towards Agra, Babur 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}}</ref> | ||
Babur recognised Sanga's skill in leadership, calling him one of the two greatest non-Muslim Indian kings of the time, the other being [[Krishnadevaraya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara]].{{sfn|Wink|2012|pp=157–58|ps=. "Reflecting on challenges he faced in India in his memoris Babur described Rana Sanga as one of the two greatest infidel king of India along with Deva Raya of South. who had grown so great by his audacity and sword and whose territory was so large that it covered significant portion of North-Western India"}} | Babur recognised Sanga's skill in leadership, calling him one of the two greatest non-Muslim Indian kings of the time, the other being [[Krishnadevaraya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara]].{{sfn|Wink|2012|pp=157–58|ps=. "Reflecting on challenges he faced in India in his memoris Babur described Rana Sanga as one of the two greatest infidel king of India along with Deva Raya of South. who had grown so great by his audacity and sword and whose territory was so large that it covered significant portion of North-Western India"}} | ||