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The forces of Babur defeat the Lodi Empire of Northern India.
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Due to instability within the empire,Babur's death in 1530
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Some of the nobles instead try to install Humayun's uncle Mahal Khwaja and though they are defeated,it signals Humayun's wakness.
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Sher Shah Suri, the leader of the rival Sur dynasty, drives Humayun out of India and seizes power in 1540.
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Humayun takes advantage of the deatths of both Sher Shah Suri and his son and successor Islam Shah,to march an army provided by his Persian allies back to India
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Shortly after retaking power,Humayun stops for daily prayer in the middle of carrying books down a flight of stairs and trips.
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Under Bairam Khan the Mugal army defeats the Surs and solidifies Akbar's control.
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Under the guidance of his mother and other supporters Akbar strips Bairam Khan of the regency,and Khan is assassinated on a journey to Mecca.
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Though Jahangir,Akbar's oldest son,is declared successor,he impatient leads a revolt against his father,while Akbar is occupied in a foreign military campaing.
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Jahangir succeds as emperor.Jahangir succeeds as emperor,thanks to the immense support of the harem women
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Shah Jahan beigns contruction of the Taj Mahal in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
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Shah Jahan falls ill in 1658,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.
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Aurangzeb defeatsDara Shikoh and has him executed.Though Shah Jahan has recoveres by this point,Aurangzeb declares him unfit for rule and has him imprisoned.
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Aurangzeb's son, Shah Alam, succeds him in 1707 and tries to undo the disastrous policies of his father. The empire descends into chaos and violent feuds after his death and starts to break up.
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British East India Company has become the protector of the Mughal Empire, using it to solidify their claim on trade with India
