The Great Indian Reckoning: Panipat, the Battlefield of Lost Empires

By Hakeem Nasir

Three battles. One field. A thousand years of ambition, betrayal, and bloodshed.

The great empires of India-Mughals, Marathas, Afghans-were not only built on glory, but brought to their knees in a single place: Panipat.

In this definitive and richly detailed history, Hakeem Nasir unearths the dramatic saga of India's most fateful battlefield. Spanning the Babur invasion of India, the collapse of the Lodhi dynasty, the meteoric rise of Akbar and the Mughal Empire, and the Third Battle of Panipat-where the dreams of the Maratha Confederacy were shattered by Ahmad Shah Abdali-this book explores how Panipat shaped Indian history like no other place.

Inside these pages you will discover:
-Babur's battlefield strategy, including his revolutionary use of field artillery and the famed Tulughma formation
-The Afghan threat to Delhi and the volatile alliances of the 18th century
-The fall of Sadashivrao Bhau and Vishwasrao in one of the deadliest battles ever fought on Indian soil
-The legacy of Hemu, Akbar, and the shadow of the Maratha resurgence
-Panipat's role in the loss of indigenous sovereignty and the rise of the British East India Company
-Its echoes in Indian war history, oral traditions, and modern folklore

This is not just a military chronicle-it is a reckoning with power, destiny, and the impermanence of empires.
Whether you're a student of Mughal history nonfiction, a reader intrigued by ancient Indian empires, or someone drawn to the cycles of resistance and conquest that define India's past, this book will leave you enthralled.

Discover why every empire that sought to rule India had to march through Panipat-and why so many never marched back.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F62WHSB1
• ISBN13: 9798281033466
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"