The Battle of Ghaghra (1529) was the last of a series of three major battles, victories in which gave Mughal warlord Zaheer-ud-din Babur overlordship over north India. It followed after the First battle of Panipat (1526) and the battle of Khanwa (1527). The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Zahiruddin Babur, or Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur (February 14, 1483 – December 26, 1530) (Persian: ظﮩیرالدین محمد بابر, also spelled ) was a Muslim Emperor from Central Asia who founded the Mughal dynasty of India. ... A map showing North India North India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ... The first battle of Panipat took place in northern India, and marked the beginning of the Mogul Empire. ... The Battle of Khanua (1527) was the second of the series of three major battles, victories in which gave Mughal warlord Zaheer-ud-din Babur overlordship over north India. ...

The Lodhis, an Afghan dynasty who ruled the Delhi sultanate, had been defeated and displaced by Babur at Panipat (1526). Many of their partisans, being largely the Afghan nobility of eastern India (present-day Bengal, Bihar and eastern U.P.), combined forces to challenge the rapidly entrenching mughal power in India. The battle of Ghaghra, fought near Varanasi in present-day Uttar Pradesh, ensued. It resulted in victory for Babur and the entrenchment of the mughal dynasty in India. Lodhi (also sometimes Lodi) is a Pashtun tribe, most likely a sub-group of the larger Ghilzai of Afghanistan and Pakistan who were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan and India. ... The Delhi Sultanate (دلی سلطنت), or Sulthanath-e-Hind(سلطنتِ ہند)/Sulthanath-e-Dilli(سلطنتِ دلی) refers to the various Afghan dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its abbreviation UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... Varanasi (Hindi: वाराणसी , pronunciation / /), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras (Hindi: बनारस , pronunciation / /), or Kashi or Kasi (Hindi: काशी ), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its abbreviation UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ...

It bears mention that a decade later, the Afghan nobility of eastern India, led by Sher Shah Suri, did manage to oust the mughals by defeating Humayun, Babur's son and successor, at the battle of Kannauj (1540). However, Humayun made a comeback in 1555, after the second battle of Panipat, and the mughal dynasty, thus re-established, was to endure in India until 1857. For the recipient of the Victoria Cross see Sher Shah (VC). ... Nasiruddin Humayun (March 6, 1508 – February 22, 1556), second Mughal Emperor, ruled in India from 1530–1540 and 1555–1556. ... The Second Battle of Panipat took place on November 5, 1556. ...