panipat

Borrowed from Hindi पानीपत (pānīpat), Pani (water) Pat means (Bank) "Panipat". As per another version, it is derived from Pandavprasth, i.e. 'Pani' as a short form of 'Pandav' and 'pat' as a short form of 'prasth'.

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Panipat district was carved out from the erstwhile Karnal district on 1 November 1989. On 24 July 1991, it was again merged with Karnal district. On 1 January 1992, it again became a separate district.{{Cite web |title=Geographical Status {{!}} Panipat, Haryana {{!}} India |url=https://panipat.gov.in/geographical-status/ |access-date=19 July 2021 |language=en-US}}

Panipat, while being carved out as a separate district firstly, included the "Assandh Tehsil" area. To add the "Assandh Tehsil" area back to Karnal, Panipat was merged with Karnal. Afterwards, Panipat was again carved out of Karnal for the second time, and excluded the "Assandh Tehsil" area. {{cn|date=January 2025}}

{{Main|Battle of Panipat (1526)|Battle of Panipat (1556)|Battle of Panipat (1761)}}

Panipat was the scene of three pivotal battles that changed the history of Indian Subcontinent.

The First Battle of Panipat was fought on 21 April 1526 between Ibrahim Lodi, the Afghan Sultan of Delhi, and the Turko-Mongol warlord Babur, who later established Mughal rule in Northern Indian subcontinent. Babur's force defeated Ibrahim's much larger force of over one lakh (100,000) soldiers because of the technological advantage of field artillery.{{Cite web |title=First Battle of Panipat (1526) {{!}} Panipat, Haryana {{!}} India |url=https://panipat.gov.in/first-battle/ |access-date=13 April 2023 |language=en-US}} This first battle of Panipat thus ended the Lodi Rule established by Bahlul Lodi in Delhi. This battle marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India.

The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556 between the forces of Akbar and Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the last Hindu emperor of Delhi.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHyVh29gy4QC&pg=PA13 |title=The Mughal Empire |series=The New Cambridge History of India |editor-first=John F. |editor-last=Richards |edition=7th |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1995 |orig-date=1993 |isbn=978-0-521-56603-2 |page=13 |access-date=29 May 2013}}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SrdiVPsFRYIC&pg=PA163 |title=Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850 |first=Dirk H. A. |last=Kolff |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2002 |page=163 |isbn=978-0-521-52305-9 |access-date=29 May 2013}} Hem Chandra, who had captured states like Agra and Delhi defeating Akbar's army and declared himself as independent king after a coronation on 7 October 1556 at Purana Qila in Delhi, had a large army, and initially his forces were winning, but suddenly he was struck by an arrow in the eye and fell unconscious. On not seeing him in his howdah on the back of an elephant, his army fled. The unconscious Hemu was carried to Akbar's camp where Bairam Khan beheaded him.Abdul Quadir Badayuni, Muntkhib-ul-Tawarikh, Volume 1, page 6 According to the historic sources Hemu and his army consisted of 1500 war elephants and a vanguard of artillery park.{{Cite web |title=Second Battle of Panipat (1556) {{!}} Panipat, Haryana {{!}} India |url=https://panipat.gov.in/second-battle/ |access-date=13 April 2023 |language=en-US}}

Panipat is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi Sarkar and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 100 cavalry under Mughal Empire. It had a brick fort at the time which was also mentioned.{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |editor-last=Jarrett |editor-first=Henry Sullivan|title=The Ain-i-Akbari |date=1891 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |location=Calcutta |page=285 |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |access-date=21 January 2021}}

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on 14 January 1761. The Maratha Empire provoked the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani. The Maratha Empire forces were led by Sadashivrao Bhau and the Afghans were led by Ahmad Shah Abdali. The Afghan coalition had 70,000 total strength of soldiers, and the Marathas had 60,000 soldiers and 120,000 pilgrims.

Panipat is located at {{Coord|29.3875|N|76.9700|E|}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Panipat.html |title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Panipat, India |website=www.fallingrain.com}} It has an average elevation of 219 meters (718 feet).

Panipat official website data: Check at https://panipat.gov.in/

As per 2011 census:

• Population: 294,292.

:The population has grown by 24.33% compared to the 2001 census.

• Literacy rate: 83%.{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date=26 July 2012}}
• Population density: 949 people per sq. km.
• Sex ratio: 861 females per 1000 males
• Child sex ratio: 833 girls per 1000 boys.{{Cite web |title=Demographics {{!}} Panipat, Haryana {{!}} India |url=https://panipat.gov.in/demographics/ |access-date=13 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• Hindus: 83.39%
• Muslims: 12.03%
• Sikhs: 4.13%
• Jains: 0.25%
• Christians: 0.05%
• Other religions and persuasions: 0.14%{{Cite web |title=Panipat District Religion Data - Hindu/Muslim |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/214-panipat.html |access-date=13 April 2023 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}
• Buddhists: No data available

Panipat has an industrial zone named Industrial Estate Panipat.{{cite web | url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/hsiidc-developing-plastic-park-at-panipat-industrial-estate-1499859566.html | title=HSIIDC developing Plastic Park at Panipat Industrial Estate | website=The Statesman | date=12 July 2017 }}

Industrial Estate Panipat is located on Refinery Road connecting National Highway 44. It is spread over fully developed 926 Acres of land having all the infrastructure facilities such as Roads, Water / Sewerage system, common effluent treatment plant and Power House along with all electrical infrastructure.

Panipat is famous for Fertilizers, Home Furnishing, Printing press, PVC manufacturing and Fabrication industries.

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Self declared King Hemu with large force was captured by Shah Quli Khan in the Second Battle of Panipat and carried to the Mughal camp at Shodapur on Jind Road at Panipat.{{cite book |last1=Chandra |first1=Satish |author-link=Satish Chandra |title=Medieval India: From Sultanate To The Mughals: Part I: Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) |date=2004 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-1066-9 |pages=91–93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Rm9MC4DDrcC}} According to Badayuni, Bairam Khan asked Akbar to behead Hemu so that he could earn the title of Ghazi. Akbar replied, "He is already dead, if he had any strength for a duel, I would have killed him." After Akbar's refusal Hemu's body was denied honour by the Mughal battle tradition and was unceremoniously beheaded by Bairam Khan. Hemu's head was sent to Kabul where it was hung outside the Delhi Darwaza while his body was thrown outside gibbet in Delhi to warn his supporters, who were mainly his subjects, both the Muslims and Hindus.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GwSF6l59x88C&pg=PA71 |title=Akbar and the rise of the Mughal Empire |author=George Bruce Malleson |author-link=George Bruce Malleson |publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt. Ltd. |year=2001 |isbn=978-81-7755-178-5 |page=71}}

{{main|Ibrahim Lodhi's Tomb}}

It was one of Sher Shah Suri's dying regrets that he could never fulfill his intention of erecting a tomb to the fallen monarch Ibrahim Lodhi. Much later, in 1866, the British relocated the tomb which was just a simple grave during construction of the Grand Trunk Road and added a platform to it with an inscription highlighting Ibrahim Lodhi's death in the Battle of Panipat.{{cite web |url=http://www.haryana-online.com/tomb_of_ibrahim_lodhi.htm |title=Tomb of Ibrahim Lodi |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514085608/http://haryana-online.com/tomb_of_ibrahim_lodhi.htm |archive-date=14 May 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Ibrahim-Lodhi's-Tomb-14121.htm |title=Ibrahim Lodhi's Tomb in Panipat India |website=www.india9.com}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20100314040211/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/07/04/stories/2005070400980200.htm The tale of the missing Lodi tomb] The Hindu, 4 July 2005.

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The garden of Kabuli Bagh along with the Kabuli Bagh Mosque and a tank were built by Babur after the First Battle of Panipat to commemorate his victory over Ibrahim Lodhi. Some years later when Humayun defeated Sher Shah Suri near Panipat, he added a masonry Platform to it and called it 'Chabutra" Fateh Mubarak, bearing the inscription 934 Hijri (1557 CE). These buildings and the garden still exist under the name of Kabuli Bagh called so after Babur's wife – Mussammat Kabuli begum.

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{{main|Kala Amb}}

According to tradition, the site 8 km from Panipat and 42 km from Karnal, where Sadashiv Rao Bhau commanded his Maratha forces during the third battle of Panipat was marked by a black Mango Tree (Kala Amb) which has since disappeared. The dark colour of its foliage was probably the origin of the name. The site has a brick Pillar with an iron rod and the structure is surrounded by an iron fence. The site is being developed and beautified by a society presided over by the Governor of Haryana.

Shree Devi Mandir is one of the most appealing religious places in Panipat city. Standing along the Devi Mandir Road in the Tehsil Camp Locality and opposite to it is the Cygnus Maharaja Aggrasen Hospital. Here reside the idols of all the Hindu Gods and Goddesses. It used to have a large Sarovar (Water tank for religious practices), but it dried years ago due to a past drought that fell upon Panipat decades ago. It has now been converted into a lush green playground. If you are in Panipat do visit this temple, especially recommended during navratri festival fair.

The term "Panipat Syndrome" has entered the lexicon as the lack of strategic thinking, preparedness and decisive action by Indian leaders thus allowing an invading army to enter well inside their territory. This is based on the fact that in the three battles fought here, the defending armies were decisively defeated each time. It was coined by Air Commodore Jasjit Singh.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/books-and-more-the-indian-army-and-the-panipat-syndrome-1157996 |title=The Indian Army and the 'Panipat Syndrome' |date=30 March 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-afghanistan-peace-narendra-modi-ashraf-ghani-saarc-3063903/ |title=Raja Mandala: Breaking the Panipat syndrome |date=4 October 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/why-india-suffers-from-the-panipat-syndrome/20160212.htm |title=Why India suffers from the Panipat Syndrome}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/indian-defence-philosophy-a-no-win-concept/ |title=Indian Defence Philosophy: A 'no-win' Concept|date=16 May 2015 }}

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