Statement I: Babur captured Bajaur and Bhera in consecutive years.

Statement II: Babur went to Ibrahim Lodhi asking him to surrender lands which he felt belonged to him.

Read the above given statements and select the option that is true?

Statement I only

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Statement II only

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Both the statements are correct

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Both the statements are incorrect

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Solution

The correct option is D Both the statements are incorrect
In 1519, Zahir-ud-din Babur, the king of Kabul, attacked Punjab. He first captured Bajaur, and in the same year, he annexed Bhera. At this time, Babur sent his envoy, Mulla Murshid to Ibrahim Lodhi asking him to surrender lands which he felt belonged to him, presumably Punjab.

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18. Babur invaded India because

i) He felt he had a legitimate right on the provinces of Punjab as Timur had won them in 1398.

ii) Afghanistan did not yield sufficient income for the requirements of his army.

iii) Rana Sanga sent a messenger to the court of Babur inviting him to defeat Ibrahim Lodi

iv) Babur failed to reconquer Farghana, his motherland from Uzbek chief Shaibani Khan.

Identify the correct statement/s

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