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Jan 26, 1504
Babur captures Kabul
making it and eastern Afghanistan the first possession of the Mughal empire -
Period: Jan 1, 1526 to
Mughal Empire
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Period: Jan 1, 1526 to Dec 26, 1530
Babur is Ruler
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Jan 26, 1526
Babur defeats Sultan of Delhi
In a battle at Panipat Babur defeats the sultan of Delhi, launching the Mughal empire in India. -
Jan 26, 1527
Victory at Khanua
Victory at Khanua, over a Hindu confederation of Rajput rulers, brings Babur a tenuous control over most of northwest India -
Period: Jan 26, 1530 to Jan 26, 1540
Humayun is Ruler
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Jan 26, 1540
Humayun is Exiled
Humayun, driven west into Afghanistan by Sher Shah, loses his empire. -
Period: Jan 26, 1540 to Jan 26, 1554
Suri Dynasty
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Jan 26, 1555
Humayun reconquered for a year
A Civil war within India enables Humayun to win a battle at Sirhind and recover the Mughal throne -
Jan 26, 1556
Akbar starts his reign
He is only 13 -
Period: Jan 26, 1556 to
Akbar is Ruler
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Jan 26, 1571
Palace of Fatehpur Sikri
Akbar builds his new palace of Fatehpur Sikri close to the shrine of a Sufi saint -
Jan 26, 1573
Change in architecture
The tomb in Delhi of the Mughal emperor Humayun introduces the shape of dome which characterizes his dynasty's architecture -
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Jahangir is Ruler
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School of painting
The Mughal school of painting reaches a peak of perfection in the reign of Jahangir -
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Shah Jahan
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Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan begins building the Taj Mahal as a memorial for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal -
Shah Jahan ends religious tolorance
Shah Jahan orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed, ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance. -
Aurangzeb imprisons Shah Jahan
For the final years of his life Shah Jahan is held a prisoner, by his son Aurangzeb, in Agra's Red Fort -
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Aurangzeb
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Aurangzeb builds Mosque
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb begins building the great Badshahi Mosque in Lahore -
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Many Other Short-Term Rulers
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Aurangzeb Dies
This starts the long period of decline in which the British east empire counqured the Mughals