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The beginning of the Mughal Empire. Babur, a central asian ruler) defeated the Lodi Empire. It was one of the first battles to involve gunpowder.
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After Babur died, the empire had a lot more difficulties
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the leader of the rival sur dynasty led Humayun out of India and seized power
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when Sher Shah Suri died, Hamuyan and his allies went back to India where he made Bairam Khan an army leader. He helps restore the Mughals to power.
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While stopping to say his daily prayer, Hamuyan trips while carrying books down a flight of stairs and dies three days after that.
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Hamayun's son, Akbar, outs the army under Bairum Khan's control. When Sur Dynasty tries to seize the power again, the Mughals defeats them
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Akbar has Khan assassinated on a journey to mecca, putting him in full control of the empire
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He defeated his dad while Akbar was occupied in a foreign military campaign
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He gets a lot of support of the harem women.When his eldest son, Khusrau Mirza rebelled, he blinded his son.
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Jahangir was killed by his third son, Shah Jahan
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Shah Jahan constructs the Taj Mahal, which is a tomb for his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal
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He becomes sick and his eldest son, Dara Shikoh helps him. His younger brother Aurangzeb though, allies with conservative Islamic factions to help get rid of him
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Aurangzeb defeats Dara Shikoh and has him killed. Then he claims, Shah Jahan, who is feeling well again, as unfit for rule and imprisons him. He goes on to expand the empire but accidentally starts to make it decline.
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Sham Alam, Aurangzeb's son, tries to fix everything in the empire his father messed up but the empire continues to fall
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the British East India Company began to protect the empire because of their trade with India. However, Bahadur Shah Zafar led a revolt against them but it was defeated. The East India company took control of the empire and ended it.
