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1504
Babur captures Kabul
Babur captures Kabul, making it and eastern Afghanistan the first possession of the Mughal empire -
1526
Battle of Panipat
In a battle at Panipat Babur defeats the sultan of Delhi, launching the Mughal empire in India -
1527
Victory at Khanua
Victory at Khanua, over a Hindu confederation of Rajput rulers, brings Babur a tenuous control over most of northwest India -
1543
Humayun driven west into Afghanistan
Humayun, driven west into Afghanistan by Sher Shah, loses his family's new inheritance in India -
1555
Humayun's victory
Civil war within India enables Humayun to win a battle at Sirhind and recover the Mughal throne -
1571
Akbar builds a palace
Akbar builds his new palace of Fatehpur Sikri close to the shrine of a Sufi saint -
1573
Humayun's tomb characterizes his dynasty's architecture
The tomb in Delhi of the Mughal emperor Humayun introduces the shape of dome which characterizes his dynasty's architecture -
The arrival of the british embassador
Sir Thomas Roe, the first British ambassador to India, arrives at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir -
The perfection in the reign of Jahangir
The Mughal school of painting reaches a peak of perfection in the reign of Jahangir -
Shah Jahan's order
Shah Jahan orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed, ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance