There have been three Battles of Panipat:
- The First Battle of Panipat (1526), between the Mughal Babur and the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, resulting in a Mughal victory
- The Second Battle of Panipat (1556), between the Mughal Akbar and Hemu, resulting in a Mughal victory
- The Third Battle of Panipat (1761), between the Durrani Empire and the Maratha Empire, resulting in a Durrani victory
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