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The Mughal Empire.

  • Apr 21, 1526

    The Battle of Panipat

    The Battle of Panipat
    The force of Babur, the Central Asia ruler was descended from the mongol conqueror Genghis Khan defeat the Lodi Empire of Northern India.
  • Jan 5, 1531

    Babur's death

    Babur's death
    Babur death was by his eldest son and instability within the empire.
  • May 22, 1540

    Sher Shah Suri

    Sher Shah Suri
    Sher Shah Suri was leader of the rival Sur Dynasty drives Hummatun out of India and Seizes power, Sher Shah Suri took control the Mughal Empire.
  • Jul 23, 1555

    Humayun

    Humayun
    Humayun put army under the leadership of Bairam Shan, who retakes delhi for Humayun and restores the Mughals to power.
  • Jan 27, 1556

    Bairam Khan

    Bairam Khan
    He retake power and stops for daily prayer in the middle of carryng book worn a flight of stairs and trips, and after he dies three days later.
  • Nov 5, 1556

    The Mughal Army

    The Mughal Army
    The Mughal Army defeats the Surs and solidifies Akbar's control.
  • Jan 31, 1561

    Akbar

    Akbar
    Ajbar strips Bairam Khan of the regency and Khan was assassinated on Mecca, after this Akbar was the controlled of the Empire and he put a system of administration and growing the economy.
  • Jahangir

    Jahangir
    though Jahangir, Akbar's oldest son, is the declared successor he impatiently leads a revolt against his father while akbar is occupied in a foreign military campaign,
  • Jahangir Emperor.

    Jahangir Emperor.
    Jahangir succeeds as emperor, thanks to the immense support of the harem women and Jahangir kills all his son's supporters and blinds his son. During his rule, Jahangir is addicted to opium and alcohol and so neglects his role as ruler,
  • Jahangir dieth

    Jahangir dieth
    Jahangir dies on his way back from a visit to Kashmir and is succeeded by his third son Shah Jahan.
  • Taj Mahal Construction.

    Taj Mahal Construction.
    In memory of the third wife has the white marble mausoleum is recognized by many as the finest example of Mughal architecture.
  • Shah Jahan illness

    Shah Jahan illness
    Shah Jahan falls ill and his eldest son, Dara Shikoh, becomes regent for him. However, due to his liberal politics, his younger brother, Aurangzeb, allies with conservative Islamic factions to oppose him.
  • Aurangzeb

    Aurangzeb
    Aurangzeb defeats Dara Shikoh and has him executed. Though Shah Jahan has recovered by this point, Aurangzeb declares him unfit for rule and has him imprisoned.
  • Shah Alam

    Shah Alam
    The empire descends into chaos and violent feuds after his death and starts to break up and the tries to undo the disastrous policies of his father, but it is too little, too late.
  • Mughal Empire end.

    Mughal Empire end.
    the British East India Company has become the protector of the Mughal Empire, using it to solidify their claim on trade with India.The revolt is defeated and the Mughals deposed by the East India Company, which assumes formal control over the country and ends the Mughal Empire.