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founded the Mughal empire
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Patron of scholars and culture
Expanded empire
Religious tolerance -
Built the Taj Mahal
Muslimised the empire -
Granted a firman to the East India company in 1717granting them free-trading rights
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Got rid of the Syed brothers, fought a long warwith Marathas, losing Deccan and Malwa in the process. Suffered the invasion of Nadir Shah of Persia in 1739. He was the last emporer to possess effective control over the empire
