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Battle of Panipat won by Babur over Ibrahim Lodi
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Brings Babur a teneuous control over most of northwest India
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Babur, the first mughal empire, dies and is succeeded by his son, Humayun.
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Humayun is driven to Afghanistan by Sher Shah, losing his family new inheritance. This established diplomatic ties between Safavid and Mughal Courts,leading to an increase in Persian cultural influence.
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Akbar, his son, succeeds him under a regent Bairam Khan, who helped consolidate the Mughal Empire in India.
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Restoration of Mughal rule begins after his return but he died in a fatal accident shortly after.
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Akbar extended the empire in all directions and controled almost the entire Indian subcontinent north of the Godavari river. He created a new class of loysl nobilityy, implemented a modern government, supported cultuarl developments, and intensified trade with Europeans which developed a strong and stable economy.
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Akbar's sons, Jahangir, rules thhe empire at its peak,but he as addicted to opium and neglected the affairs of the state.
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The British East India establishes a secure warehouse for the storing of Indian goods at Surat on the west coast.
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The first British Ambassador to India arrives at the Court of the Mughal Empire Jahangir
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Jahangir's son, Shah Jahan, orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance.
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The British East India Company completes construction of Fort St George in Madras.
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England's East India Company is granted a lease on Bombay by Charles II, who has received it from his Portuguese bride.
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France has six fortified trading settlements around the coast of India of which Pondicherry is the most important.
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The death of Aurangzeb introduces the long period of decline of the Mughal Empire
