Mughal–Afghan Wars

Mughal–Afghan Wars
	; First Battle of Panipat from the manuscripts of Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)
Date	21 April 1526 – 3 April 1752 (225 years, 11 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Afghanistan and India
Territorial; changes	1526: Lodhi kingdom annexed by Mughal Empire; 1540: Mughal Empire annexed by Surs; 1556–1576: Sur and Karrani domains annexed by the Mughal Empire; 1748–1761: Durrani Afghans seize control of Afghanistan as well as parts of modern day Pakistan and India;
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Delhi Sultanate (Lodi dynasty); Sur Empire; Malwa Sultanate; Yusufzai Chieftaincy; Bengal Sultanate (Karrani dynasty); Durrani Empire; Baro-Bhuyan; Noohani dynasty; Shinwari tribesmen
Commanders and leaders
Babur ; Humayun ; Akbar ; Shah Jahan ; Aurangzeb; Ahmad Shah Bahadur ; Bairam Khan X; Pir Muhammad Khan Shirwani †; Raja Ali Khan; Mir Khalifa ; Zain Khan Koka ; Raja Birbal †; Netaji Palkar; Ghairat Khan †; Jalal Khan Gakhar †; Masud Khan †; Bejzan †; Mahabat Khan; Jagdevrao Jadhav; I'timād-ud-Daulah †; Qamar ud-Din †; Moin ul-Mulk; Safdar Jang; Adina Beg (WIA); Bahadur Shah; Nasir Khan; Ishwari Singh (AWOL); Ala Singh; Jamal Khan; Shujaat Khan † ; Man Singh I; Jaswant Singh Rathore ; Muhabat Khan ; Shamshir Khan † ; Pir Paie † ; Fidai Khan ; Mukarram Khan ; Amin Khan ; Syed Khan † ; Khwajah Asmatullah Khan † ; Zafar Khan	Ibrahim Lodi † ; Malak Ahmad Khan Yusufzai ; Gaju Khan Yousafzai; Sher Shah Sur; Taj Khan Karrani ; Pir Roshan †; Pir Jalal ; Bibi Alalay ; Kalu Khan Yousafzai ; Mirwais Khan Yusufzai ; Malik Bhaku Khan Yousafzai; Khwaja Usman (DOW); Aimal Khan Mohmand ; Khushal Khan Khattak ; Darya Khan Afridi ; Ahmad Shah Durrani; Bayazid of Sylhet; Isa Khan; Bahar Khan Noohani; Tatar Khan Naghir

The Mughal–Afghan wars were a series of wars that took place during the 16th and 18th centuries between the Mughal Empire of India and different Afghan tribes and kingdoms.

The conflict over the lands in modern-day Afghanistan, which were crucial from a strategic standpoint for both sides, served as the primary catalyst for these conflicts. The Afghans struggled to protect their independence and resisted Mughal expansion while the Mughals worked to enlarge their empire and take control of the area.