Newstrack Network: A Lie Does Not Become the Truth, Even If a Member of Parliament Says It!

Indian politicians have never had a sufficient understanding of history. They often exaggerate hearsay and use historical falsehoods as arguments. A recent example of this is a statement by a Member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party, who claimed that Rana Sanga of Chittor invited the Uzbek invader, Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, to India to defeat and overthrow Ibrahim Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi. Before making such claims, the MP should have read the historical works of his own ideological mentor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, particularly his book “Itihaas Chakra” (Wheel of History).

Indian history clearly records that Maharana Sangram Singh had already defeated the weakened Lodi Empire’s last ruler, Ibrahim Lodi, multiple times. Instead of spreading misinformation, the MP should have mentioned Khanzada Raja Hasan Khan Mewati, who actually fought alongside Rana Sanga against Babur.

Raja Hasan Khan Mewati fought against Babur in the Battle of Khanwa, alongside the forces of Chittor’s ruler, Rana Sanga. As a result, Babur had to face the combined might of Rajput and Sunni Afghan forces. Raja Hasan Khan was born into the family of Alawal Khan Mewati, and his descendants ruled Mewat for nearly 200 years.

At that time, Babur feared Hasan Khan Mewati the most, as Mewat was located close to Delhi and posed a direct challenge to his ambitions. Babur tried to lure Raja Hasan Khan by appealing to their shared religion, attempting to convince him to support his cause in exchange for power. However, Raja Hasan Khan refused, declaring:

“You are a foreign invader, and I will stand with my countryman, Rana Sanga.”

Thus, a fierce battle erupted in Khanwa, where Raja Hasan Khan Mewati, along with his army of 1,200 warriors, joined Rana Sanga in combat against Babur. Both Raja Hasan Khan and his son, Nahar Khan, were martyred on March 15, 1527.

Babur had once written to Raja Hasan Khan Mewati:

“Babur and Hasan Khan Mewati both recite the Kalma (Islamic creed), making them brothers. Therefore, Hasan Khan Mewati should support Babur.”

In response, Raja Hasan Khan wrote back:

“Indeed, I recite the Kalma, and so do you, but for me, my motherland (India) comes first, and that is my true faith. Therefore, I will fight against you alongside Rana Sanga.”

Indian Muslims must always remember that Ibrahim Lodi was an Indian ruler—born, raised, and crowned in India. It was the Uzbek raider Zahiruddin Babur who killed him. Babur waged a jihad against Ibrahim Lodi—what a historical irony!

Some misguided Rajputs, out of fear or desperation, sided with Babur, believing in his false promises. They failed to see that Babur was no noble ruler but a descendant of Timur, who had developed a gruesome practice of constructing towers from the skulls of his enemies—not just to mark his victories, but to terrorize his opponents.

It is also important to note that Babur had attacked Delhi before. If Rana Sanga had truly invited Babur, then what was the purpose of Babur’s earlier invasions? In Baburnama, written in 1505, Babur himself stated that he considered Delhi his rightful territory, as it was once conquered by his ancestor, Timur. Moreover, it was not Rana Sanga but two Lodi relatives, Daulat Khan and Alam Lodi, who invited Babur to invade India. The claim that Rana Sanga invited Babur exists only in Babur’s own writings—no other historian supports this assertion.

Historian Shekhawat argues that Ibrahim Lodi was never such a formidable ruler that he needed Babur’s intervention. Rana Sanga had already defeated him in previous battles.

To the Congress MP, who, in his political eagerness, is sympathizing with the Mughals in the Babur-Rana Sanga conflict—perhaps he should learn about the views of his own party’s founding leader, Jawaharlal Nehru. In his book, The Discovery of India, Nehru acknowledged that Aurangzeb was a religious fanatic who imposed the jizya tax on Hindus and destroyed temples, leading to widespread resentment within the empire.