Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Bairam Khan

Battles of Bairam Khan

Mughal military commander and statesman (1501–1561)

Bairam Khan is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1526 and 1556: 6 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day India. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,179 km apart end to end, 363 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mughal Empire (2).

Siege of SambhalBattle at MachhiwaraBattle of KhanwaBattle of GhaghraBattle of ChausaBattle of SirhindBattle of PanipatBattle of KhanwaBattle of GhaghraBattle of ChausaBattle of SirhindBattle of PanipatNew DelhiKanpurJaipurVaranasiKathmanduLucknowLudhianaMeerutAllahabadGwalior500 km28.209N, 80.500E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1526: 1 engagements1527: 1 engagements1529: 1 engagements1539: 1 engagements1555: 2 engagements2 in 15551556: 1 engagements15261556
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Sambhal, 1526Battle of Khanwa, 1527Battle of Ghaghra, 1529Battle of Chausa, 1539Battle at Machhiwara, 1555Battle of Sirhind, 1555Battle of Panipat, 155615261556
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1526Siege of SambhalSambhal, IndiaMughal victory
1527Battle of KhanwaAgra, India198 km SWMughal victory
6 May 1529Battle of GhaghraGhaghara River, India735 km EMughal victory
1539Battle of ChausaChausa, India98 km WSuri victory
1555Battle at MachhiwaraMachhiwara, India963 km NWMughal victory
1555Battle of SirhindSirhind-Fategarh, India36 km SEMughal victory
5 November 1556Battle of PanipatPanipat, India148 km SMughal Empire victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 1590 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.