RAS question
Rana Sanga (Sangram Singh) was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa in which year?
Correct answer: (B) 1527 CE.
Rana Sanga was defeated by Babur at the Battle of Khanwa in 1527 CE.
Explanation
The year is 1527 CE because the Battle of Khanwa was the confrontation in which Rana Sanga led a Rajput confederacy against Babur after Babur’s victory at Panipat. eGyanKosh (IGNOU), Theme II: Indian Political System places the battle at Khanwa in 1527 and explains why the result went Babur’s way: he fortified his position, organised his army on Ottoman lines, and used artillery effectively. Babur’s disciplined army, mobile cavalry and artillery played the decisive role. The battle took place near Khanwa in present-day Bharatpur district, and Babur’s superior artillery and tactics were the reason the Rajput forces were defeated despite their bravery.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 1528 CE points to Babur’s capture of Chanderi, not to Rana Sanga’s defeat at Khanwa.
- (C) 1526 CE belongs to the First Battle of Panipat between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, which preceded the Khanwa confrontation with Rana Sanga.
- (D) 1529 CE refers to the Battle of Ghaghra against Afghan chiefs, not the Battle of Khanwa.
Concept
This tests the chronology of early Mughal expansion and Rajput resistance in Rajasthan history. It recurs in RAS because Khanwa links Mewar, Rajput confederacy politics and Babur’s consolidation after Panipat.