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Mughal Rule in India

  • 1526

    Babur

    Babur
    The very first Mughal emperor and the founder of the Mughal emperor Babur brought gunpowder to India
    He is known for defeating:
    Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat (AD 1526)
    Rana Sanga (Sangram Singh) at battle of Khanwa
    Medini Rai of Chenderi at Battle of Chanderi (AD 1528)
    Mahmud Lodi at Battle of Ghagra (AD 1529)
    Babur wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi in Turkish language
    The first Mughal emperor declared Jehad and adopted the title Ghazi
  • 1530

    Humayun

    Humayun
    Babur’s son, Humayun, built Dinpanah at Delhi as his second capital
    Humayun fought two battles with Sher Shah Suri and was ultimately deafeated:
    Battle of Chausa (AD 1539)
    Battle of Kannauj (AD 1540)
    The second great Mughal emperor passed 15 years in exile and again invaded India in 1555 with the help of his officer Bairam Khan
    Humayun died in AD 1556 falling from the stairs of his library building
    Humayun-nama was written by his half-sister Gulbadan Begum.
  • 1556

    Akbar

    Akbar
    Humayun’s officer Bairam Khan crowned 13-year-old Akbar as the third Mughal emperor
    He defeated Hemu at the Second Battle of Panipat (AD 1556) with the help of Bairam Khan
    Akbar conquered:
    Malwa (AD 1561) after defeating Baz Bahadur followed by Garh-Katanga (ruled by Rani Durgawati), Chittor (AD 1568) Ranthambhor and Kalinjar (AD 1569), Gujarat (AD 1672), Mewar (AD 1576) in the Battle of Haldighati after defeating Rana Pratap, Kashmir (AD 1586), Sindh (AD 1593)Asirgarh (AD 1603)
  • Jahangir

    Jahangir
    Akbar's son Jahangir executed the fifth Sikh Guru, Arjun Dev
    His greatest political failure was the loss of Kandahar to Persia in AD 1622
    The fourth Mughal emperor Mehr-un-Nisa in AD 1611 and conferred the titles of Nur Jahan on her
    Jahangir established Zanjir-i-Adal at Agra Fort for those who sought royal justice
    Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe visited his court
    A few famous painters in Jahangir’s court were Abdul Hassan, Ustad Mansur, and Bishandas
  • Shah Jahan

    Shah Jahan
    Jahangir’s son, Shah Jahan annexed Ahmednagar while Bijapur and Golconda accepted him as their overlord
    Shah Jahan secured Kandahar in AD 1639
    Shah Jahan’s court was visited by two Frenchmen Bernier and Tavernier, and an Italian adventurer Manucci
    Apart from the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan also built the Moti Mahal in Agra, and the Red Fort and Jama Masjid in Delhi
    Shah Jahan’s reign is considered the Golden Age of the Mughal empire
  • Aurangzeb (Alamgir)

    Aurangzeb (Alamgir)
    Shah Jahan’s son and the last seriously notable Mughal emperor Aurangzeb secured the Mughal throne after a brutal war of succession with his brothers Dara, Shuja and Murad
    Aurangzeb issued a Royal Firman against Sati (in AD 1664 or 1666) and also gave a death penalty to those forcing widows to be burnt
    He was called Darvesh or a Zinda Pir
    He faced several rebellions during his rule, namely from the Jat Peasantry at Mathura, the Satnami Peasantry in Punjab.