Important Battles question: Akbar's Battle of Panipat (1556) commander Bairam Khan later fell from favor. In which year?

The verified answer to “Important Battles question: Akbar's Battle of Panipat (1556) commander Bairam Khan later fell from favor. The source-backed, question-specific record explains: Bairam Khan served as Akbar's regent from 1556-1560 CE. Bairam Khan was ordered to go on Hajj pilgrimage but was assassinated at Patan Gujarat in 1561. This evidence establishes the historical relationship required in this Important Battles item. A correct solution must preserve the exact battle, date, participants, commander, location, outcome or significance requested by the stem. Similar periods, genres or national traditions do not make two battle facts interchangeable. Option B gives 1560 and satisfies every condition stated in the question. The remaining choices—1558, 1562 and 1565—do not satisfy the complete requirement. Depending on the stem, a distractor may name a real commander but attach the wrong title, use a related event involving another power, reverse a correct association, or present a correct statement when the question specifically asks for the incorrect match. The reliable checking method is to identify the named battle first, recall or verify its verified participant or outcome, and then read qualifiers such as “both works,” “original language,” “first published,” “correctly matched” or “incorrectly matched.” These qualifiers determine what counts as the answer. Replaying that method for this Important Battles question confirms 1560 without relying on option position.