भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)

Babar’s Invasion 847. Beset with such calamities, Subedar Daulatkhan Lodi of Lahore became, along with other Muslim chieftains, quite pessimistic about their own safe existence. As a last resort, they invited Babar, the then powerful ruler of Afghanistan, to help them put down Rana Sang. Babar, too had been waiting for such an opportunity, for as a descendant of Taimurlang, he claimed a direct right to the sovereignty of India. So Babar hastened to help Daulatkhan Lodi in A.D. 1526. 848. Seeing this allied Muslim army come menacingly, the scared Sultan Ibrahim Lodi sought the help of the valiant Hindu King of Chitod, Rana Sang, in spite of the fact that the latter had very recently inflicted a crushing defeat on him. But the Muslims were never ashamed of eating the humble pie before the Hindus on such occasions. Again, it has been already shown and will, hereafter, be shown, how foolish and baseless are our popular notions that the Muslims never fought amongst themselves, or that they never sought help from the Hindus to fight with their fellow Muslims, should such an eventuality arise! Sultan Ibrahim’s is a glaring instance in point. With the help of Rana Sang, Sultan Ibrahim fought with the invading Babar at Panipat in A.D. 1526. But as Ibrahim himself was killed on the battlefield and his army took to flight, Rana Sang too had to retreat. While wandering through forest-after-forest, organising a strong army to meet Babar again on the battlefield, this high-minded Maharana Sang succumbed to incurable diseases in A.D. 1530, and the Hindus lost a precious diadem. Moghul Dynasty founded at Delhi 849. After this signal victory, Babar grasped the Sultanate of Delhi for himself in A.D. 1526, setting aside the original aspirant to that place, Subedar Daulatkhan Lodi of Punjab. This was the beginning of the Moghul Empire of Delhi. Notable Events in the Remaining Provinces of North India at the Time 850. SINDH: The reconquest of Sindh from the Arab hands by the Hindus has already been noted (cf. Paragraphs 655 to 656). Those Sumer Rajputs retained Sindh in their hands till A.D. 1336. In A.D. 1336, a Rajput King named Jam Afra, was ruling there as an independent potentate. There were constant wars between this Hindu monarchy and the Sultans of Delhi. From A.D. 1367 to 1380, a Hindu monarch was succeeded to the throne by