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