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Apr 21, 1526
Battle of pinipat
marked the beginning of the mughal empire -
Dec 26, 1530
Babur's death
Mughal's emperor died -
Jan 25, 1531
Humayun gains the throne
Babur's son gets the power of the mughal empire -
Jan 25, 1540
Sher shah suri seizes power
The leader of the rival Sur dynasty drives Humayun out of India and seizes power -
Jul 23, 1555
Humayun marches back to india
He puts the army under the leadership of Bairam Khan, who proves himself a much more skilled tactician -
Jan 27, 1556
Humayun's death
Shortly after retaking power, Humayun stops for daily prayer in the middle of carrying books down a flight of stairs and trips. He is fatally injured and dies three days later. -
Nov 5, 1556
The sur dynnasty attempts to seize power
Under Bairam Khan, the Mughal army defeats the Surs and solidifies Akbar's control. -
Jan 31, 1561
Bairam khan is assassinated
Under the guidance of his mother and other supporters, Akbar strips Bairam Khan of the regency, and Khan is assassinated on a journey to Mecca. -
Akbars oldest son, Jahangir succeds as emperor
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Jahangir dies
Jahangir dies on his way back from a visit to Kashmir and is succeeded by his third son, Shah Jahan. -
Taj Mahal is built
Shah Jahan begins construction on the Taj Mahal in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. -
Shah Jahan becomes ill
Shah Jahan falls ill in 1658, and his eldest son, Dara Shikoh, becomes regent for him. -
Dara Shikoh is executed
Aurangzeb defeats Dara Shikoh and has him executed -
Shah alam succeds his father
Shah Alam, succeeds and tries to undo the disastrous policies of his father, but it is too little, too late. The empire descends into chaos and violent feuds after his death and starts to break up. -
Mughal empire ends