6 . ▁ ▁Hem u ▁and ▁his ▁forces ▁held ▁the ▁numerical ▁superior ity . ▁However , ▁Hem u ▁was ▁wounded ▁by ▁an ▁arrow ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁fell ▁un cons cious . ▁See ing ▁their ▁leader ▁going ▁down , ▁his ▁army ▁pan icked ▁and ▁dispers ed . ▁Un cons cious ▁and ▁almost ▁dead , ▁Hem u ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁subsequently ▁be head ed ▁by ▁Ak bar ▁later ▁on . ▁The ▁battle ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁decis ive ▁M ug hal ▁victory . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Hum ay un , ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁Bab ur , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁Empire , ▁had ▁lost ▁his ▁inheritance ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ch ased ▁out ▁of ▁India ▁by ▁Sher ▁Shah ▁S uri ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁Sur ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 . ▁Del hi ▁and ▁A gra ▁fell ▁into ▁Sher ▁Shah ' s ▁hands , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁soon ▁after ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 5 ▁at ▁Kal in jar . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁younger ▁son , ▁Islam ▁Shah ▁S uri , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁capable ▁r uler . ▁However , ▁upon ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 , ▁the ▁Sur ▁Empire ▁was ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁succession ▁battle ▁and ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁re bell ion ▁and ▁the ▁se cess ion ▁of ▁provinces . ▁Hum ay un ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁disc ord ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁what ▁was ▁lost ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 5 5 5 , ▁the ▁M