Bairam Khan
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Muhammad Bairam Khan, commonly known as Bairam Khan or Bayram Khan was an important military commander, and later commander-in-chief of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman and regent at the court of
Near contemporary portrait of Bairam Khan at the 1558 Siege of Mankot. Painting from the Akbarnama c. 1590
The Princely Lovers, a likely depiction of an affair between Bairam Beg and the Safavid Princess Soltanum.
Bairam Khan (center) at the Siege of Mankot (1557)
Bairam Khan is assassinated by an Afghan at Patan, 1561, Akbarnama
Second Battle of Panipat
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The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556, between the Mughals under Akbar and king Hemu, titularly known as Hemchandra Vikramaditya. Hemchandra had conquered Delhi and Agra a few wee
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…a hunting trip. Tardi Beg's execution helped discipline the demoralised Mughal army. On 5 November 1556, the Mughals clashed with Hemu's army at the Second Battle of Panipat. After a fiercely contested battle, the Mughals were victorious. Hemu was captured and decapitated, either by Bairam Khan or Akbar and Delhi and Agra…
The defeat of Hemu, Second Battle of Panipat painting by Kankar from the Akbarnama c. 1590s
Portrayal of Hemu c. 1910s