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There have been three Battles of Panipat:

The First Battle of Panipat (1526)

The Second Battle of Panipat (1556)

The Third Battle of Panipat (1761)

The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the  Babur and the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, on  took place on 21 April 1526. The  war resulted in a Mughal victory and  marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire.

The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556 between the Mughal Akbar and Hemu, resulting in a Mughal victory.  It was a decisive victory for Akbar's generals Khan Zaman I and Bairam Khan.

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on 14 January 1761 between the Durrani Empire and the Maratha Empire, resulting in a Durrani victory.