The founder of the Mughal Empire missed melons in India.

1526

Babur complained in his memoirs that the country had no good horses, no grapes and no muskmelons.

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• First Battle of Panipat1526 · Panipat. Babur, ruler of Kabul, used cannon and muskets to rout the army of Delhi sultan Ibrahim Lodi. The victory founded the Mughal Empire, which ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for over two centuries.

16th century

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