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The battle of Panipat marks the beginning of the Mughal Empire. Babur, a descendant from Genghis Khan, defeated the Lodi Empire in Northern India.
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His death lead to difficulties with his son's succession.
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Babur's son Humayun gains the throne. They tried to put Humayun's uncle as a ruler but they weren't able to.
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Sher Shah Suri leader of the rivals drives Humayun out of power and out of India and he seizes power.
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Taking advantage that Sher Shah Suri and his successor are dead, he takes an army from his Persian allies and goes back to India to retake power.
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Shortly after retaking power, Humayun trips and falls down the stairs. He gets injured and dies three days later.
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After his fathers death, Humayun, Akbar succeeds his father.
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The Sur dynasty attempts to seize power once again. The Mughal army defeats the Surs.
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Under his mother and other supporters guidance Akbar strips Bairam Khan from the regency, and while traveling to Mecca Khan got assassinated.
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Akbar's oldest son Jahangir leads a revolt against his father. He is defeated but still has support to be the successor.
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Jahangir becomes Akbar's successor by getting support from the harem women.
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Jahangir dies on his way back from a trip and is succeeded by his third son Shah Jahan.
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Shah Jahan builds the Taj Mahal in memory of his third wife.
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Shah Jahan becomes ill and his son Dara Shikoh rules for him. Dara's younger brother Aurangzeb allies with Islamic groups to oppose Dara Shikoh.
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Aurangzeb defeats Dara Shikoh and executes him. He imprisons Shah Jahan because Aurangzeb says Jahan is unfit to rule again. The empire starts to become unstable.
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Son of Aurangzeb, he succeeds him and tries to fix his father's errors but it's a little bit too late. The empire turns into chaos after his death and the empire starts to fall.
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The British East India Company claims the Mughal Empire. Bahadur Shah Zafar, ruler of the Mughal empire at that time leads a revolt against them. Bahadur is defeated and the Mughal empire is ended.
