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Apr 21, 1526
Battle of Panipat
This battle marks the beginning of the Mughal Empire. The descendant of Genghis Khan defeated the Lodi Empire of north india. One of the earliest battle that used gunpowder, fire arms and field artilery. -
Jan 25, 1530
Babur dies
The leader Babur dies 4 years after the start of the empire -
Jan 25, 1531
Babur's son ascends to power
After Babur dies the empire has problems with Humayun's succession, eventually he gets the thrones. -
Jan 23, 1540
Humayun loses power
The leader of the rival south dynasty drives humayun out of india and seizes power. He takes refuge with the Safavid rulers in Persia and the create a bond. -
Jul 23, 1555
The mughals retake power
Sher Shah Suri dies and Humayun takes advantage of that and puts together an army with his allies in Persia. The leader of the army is Bairam Khan and he retakes Delhi. -
Jan 27, 1556
Humayun dies
Shortly ater retaking power, he stops for daily prayer in the middle of carrying books down the stairs and falls. 3 days later he dies. -
Nov 5, 1556
Akbar soldifies his empire
Humayun son rose to power and Bramin Khan and he defeated the same empire who tried to conquer them before. This made Akbar rule more credible. -
Jan 31, 1561
Akbar kills Bramin Khan
With the help of his mother Akbar strips Bramin Khan of his power and is assasinated on his way to mecca. This helped Akbar develop his trade with Europe, develop a strong system of administration and got flintlock guns from Europe giving them a military advantage -
Akbar's son revolts against him
Jahangir was the oldest son of Akbar and he was inpatient to take the throne so when Akbar was away he revolt and lost but continued to being the successor -
Jahangir succeeds as emperor
During his time his son tries to rebel against him so Jahangir kills his son's supporters and blinds his son. Jahangir was addicted to opium and alcohol and neglected his responsibilities. -
Jahangir dies
He dies on his way back from a visit to Kashmir and succeeded by his third son Shah Jahan. During this period the court's opulence becomes more expensive than its value -
Construction of the Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan begins contruction of this building in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. -
Shah Jahan dies
When he dies his eldest son Dara Shikoh becomes emperor. He was too liberal causing his siblings to challenge him -
Dara Shikoh is defeated
His youngest brother Aurengzeb defeats him and has him executed . He expands the empire but his harsh religious conservatism begins the fall of the Mughal Empire -
Aurangzeb dies
His son Shah Alam succeeds him and tries to undo the things his father did but he can't. When he dies the empire starts to break up. -
The british takes over
The British East India Company became the protector of the Mughal Empire using them to enhance their trade with India. The last ruler leads a revolt against them but they lose making the British deposed them and that was the end of the Mughal Empire
