The Battle of Khanwa, in which Babur defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar, was fought in:

The Battle of Khanwa was fought on 16 March 1527 between Babur and Rana Sanga (Sangram Singh) of Mewar, and Babur won a decisive victory.

About the battle:

• Khanwa is a village near Fatehpur Sikri, in the Bharatpur district of present-day Rajasthan.
• Rana Sanga led a powerful confederacy of Rajput rulers, along with some Afghan chiefs, such as Mahmud Lodi (a brother of Ibrahim Lodi) and Hasan Khan Mewati.
• Rana Sanga had expected Babur to return to Kabul after his first victory, like earlier invaders, and was alarmed when he decided to stay.
• Babur's soldiers were frightened by the size and reputation of the Rajput army.
• To raise their morale, Babur declared the war a "jihad" (holy war), gave up drinking wine, broke his wine cups, and remitted the stamp duty (tamgha) on Muslims.

Babur's tactics:

• He used the same tactics as in his earlier victory: a defensive line of carts chained together, with gunners and matchlockmen behind them, and cavalry attacks on the flanks.
• Rana Sanga was wounded and carried away from the battlefield.

Results:

• The battle broke the power of the Rajput confederacy, which was the most serious threat to Babur.
• It made Babur's position in north India secure; it was more decisive than his first battle in India.
• Rana Sanga died in 1528, reportedly poisoned by some of his own nobles who did not want to fight Babur again.

About Rana Sanga:

• He was the ruler of Mewar from 1508 to 1528.
• He was a great warrior, who had fought many battles and was said to have had many wounds on his body.
• He had defeated the Sultans of Delhi, Malwa and Gujarat.

Why not the other options?

• ✗1526 was the year of Babur's first major victory.
• ✗1528 and 1529 were the years of later battles.