The Inside History

The Second Battle of Panipat 1556

Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya or Hemu was a Hindu emperor in Delhi who got defeated by Akbar/Humanyun’s army in the Battle for Delhi. Hemu belonged to Rewari in present-day Haryana, who earlier was an adviser to Sher Shah Suri’s son Islam Shah from 1545 to 1553. On January 24, 1556, the Mughal ruler Humanyun died in Delhi and was succeeded by his so…