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Jan 28, 1504
Babur captures Kabul
Babur captures Kabul, making it and eastern Afghanistan the first possession of the Mughal empire -
Jan 28, 1526
In a battle at Panipat Babur
In a battle at Panipat Babur defeats the sultan of Delhi, launching the Mughal empire in India -
Jan 28, 1527
Victory at Khanua
victory at Khanua, over a Hindu confederation of Rajput rulers, brings Babur a tenuous control over most of northwest India -
Jan 28, 1530
The first Mughal emperor
The first Mughal emperor, Babur, dies in India and is succeeded by his son, Humayun -
Jan 28, 1543
Humayun, driven west into Afghanistan
Humayun, driven west into Afghanistan by Sher Shah, loses his family's new inheritance in Indi -
Jan 28, 1555
Civil war within India
Civil war within India enables Humayun to win a battle at Sirhind and recover the Mughal throne -
Jan 28, 1556
Humayun dies and Akbar,
1556 Humayun dies and Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, inherits the throne at the age of thirteen -
Jan 28, 1571
Akbar builds his new palace
1571 Akbar builds his new palace of Fatehpur Sikri close to the shrine of a Sufi saint -
Jan 28, 1573
The tomb in Delhi of the Mughal emperor
The tomb in Delhi of the Mughal emperor Humayun introduces the shape of dome which characterizes his dynasty's architecture -
On the death of Akbar
On the death of Akbar, his son Jahangir succeeds to the Mughal throne -
The British East India establishes a 'factory'
The British East India establishes a 'factory' (a secure warehouse for the storing of Indian goods) at Surat, on the west coast -
Sir Thomas Roe, the first British ambassador to India, arrives at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir
Sir Thomas Roe, the first British ambassador to India, arrives at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir -
Shah Jahan orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed, ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance
Sir Thomas Roe, the first British ambassador to India, arrives at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir -
The British East India Company completes the construction of Fort St George in Madras
The British East India Company completes the construction of Fort St George in Madras -
prince, Shivaji, captures Bijapur in a campaign
A young Hindu prince, Shivaji, captures Bijapur in a campaign against Muslim rulers that will result in his establishing a Maratha empire
