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Apr 21, 1526
Battle of Panipat
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. -
Jan 25, 1530
Babur's death
After Babur died, the empire had a lot more difficulties -
Jan 25, 1540
Sher Shah Suri seizes power
the leader of the rival sur dynasty led Humayun out of India and seized power -
Jul 23, 1555
Humayun goes back to India
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. -
Jan 27, 1556
Hamuyan Dies after Taking Power
While stopping to say his daily prayer, Hamuyan trips while carrying books down a flight of stairs and dies three days after that. -
Nov 5, 1556
Bairam Khan Defeats the Surs
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 -
Jan 31, 1561
Akbar takes control of the empire
Akbar has Khan assassinated on a journey to mecca, putting him in full control of the empire -
Jahangir leads revolt against father
He defeated his dad while Akbar was occupied in a foreign military campaign -
Jahangir succeeds as emperor
He gets a lot of support of the harem women.When his eldest son, Khusrau Mirza rebelled, he blinded his son. -
Jahangir Dies
Jahangir was killed by his third son, Shah Jahan -
Shah Jahan constructs tomb for his wife
Shah Jahan constructs the Taj Mahal, which is a tomb for his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal -
Shah Jahan falls ill
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 -
Aurangzeb executes Dara
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. -
The Mughal Empire starts to crumble
Sham Alam, Aurangzeb's son, tries to fix everything in the empire his father messed up but the empire continues to fall -
The end of the Mughal Empire
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.
