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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 53 of 200

Q53
History of IndiaMughal Empire
Who used 'Tulghumah' as a military tactic for the first time in India?
  1. a.Alauddin Khilji
  2. b.Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  3. c.Babur
  4. d.Akbar

Answer: (C) Babur

Babur first used the Tulghuma (flanking/encircling) military tactic in India at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. This Central Asian tactic involved sending mounted archers in a wide arc to encircle the enemy. Combined with artillery (the first use of guns in Indian warfare), it allowed Babur to defeat the numerically superior Ibrahim Lodi.

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