The Mughals occupy Lahore under Babur, 930/1524

المغول يحتلون لاهور بقيادة بابر، ٩٣٠هـ/١٥٢٤م

1524 CE · 930 AH

Lahore

Daulat Khan Lodi, the sultan's kinsman who governed the Punjab, encouraged Babur's designs on Hindustan, leading to the occupation of Lahore by the Mughals in 930/1524 1.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
South Asia

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires

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Lahore

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Babur (Zahir al-Din Muhammad)'s army

Commanders: Babur (Zahir al-Din Muhammad)

Lahore

Overview

Daulat Khan Lodi, the sultan's kinsman who governed the Punjab, encouraged Babur's designs on Hindustan, leading to the occupation of Lahore by the Mughals in 930/1524 1.

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Occurred at
Lahore
Had participant
Babur (Zahir al-Din Muhammad)
During the reign of
سليمان القانوني

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First Battle of Panipat· Humayun reoccupies Lahore, Rabi' II 962/February 1555· Badshahi Mosque· Iznik pottery· Ethiopian–Adal War· Imam Ahmad Gran's Seizure of Harar and Abyssinian Conquests· Ahmad Shah Durrani occupies Lahore, Muharram 1161/January 1748· al-Duz takes Lahore and is killed

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 5.2 p. 38
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islam.museum contributors. “The Mughals occupy Lahore under Babur, 930/1524”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/lahore-mughal-occupation-930/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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