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Is a battle at Panipat Babur defeats the sultan of Delhi, launching the Mughal empire in India
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The first Mughal emperor, Babur, dies in India and is succeeded by his son, Humayun
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Civil war within India enables Humayun to win a battle at Sirhind and recover the Mughal throne
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Humayun dies and Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, inherits the throne at the age of thirteen
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The Mughal army defeats the Surs and solidifies Akbar's control. . Akbar is now in full control of the empire.
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Akbar dies and his son Jahangir succeeds to the Mughal throne
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Jahangir dies on his way back from a visit to Kashmir and is succeeded by his third son, Shah Jahan.
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Shah Jahan begins construction on the Taj Mahal in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
