1526 in India
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Events from the year 1526 in India.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 April â The First Battle of Panipat is fought. Babur becomes Mughal emperor, invades northern India and captures Delhi, beginning the Mughal Empire, which lasts until 1757.[1]
- Date unknown â The Siege of Sambhal occurs.
- Date unclear â The Siege of Calicut.[2]
- Henrique de Meneses ends his governance of Portuguese India
- Lopo Vaz de Sampaio begins his governance of Portuguese India (which ends in 1529)
- Bahadur Shah of Gujarat first reign as sultan of Gujarat Sultanate begins (ends 1535)[3]
Deaths
- 21 April â Ibrahim Lodi, sultan of Delhi (birth date unknown)
