1526 in India

Events from the year 1526 in India.

Incumbents

 * Mughal emperor: Babur

Events

 * 21 April – The First Battle of Panipat is fought. Babur becomes Mughal emperor, invades northern India and captures Delhi, beginning the Mughal Empire, which lasts until 1757.
 * Date unknown – The Siege of Sambhal occurs.
 * Date unclear – The Siege of Calicut.
 * Henrique de Meneses ends his governance of Portuguese India
 * Lopo Vaz de Sampaio begins his governance of Portuguese India (which ends in 1529)
 * Bahadur Shah of Gujarat first reign as sultan of Gujarat Sultanate begins (ends 1535)

Deaths

 * 21 April – Ibrahim Lodi, sultan of Delhi (birth date unknown)