The Battle of Badr, 13 March 624 CE, 17 Ramadan 2 Hijri
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1555 (471 years ago)
(22 June) The 2nd Mughal Emperor Humayun defeated Sikandar Shah Suri in the Battle of Sirhind at Sirhind (presently known as Sirhind-Fategarh in Punjab). With this victory, Humayun restored the Mughal empire in India.

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