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Marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. earliest battles to involve gunpowder, firearms, and field artillery.
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His death leads to difficulties with his son Humayun's succession.
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Some nobles try too install his uncle Mahdi Khwaja, and though they are defeated, it signals Humayun's weakness.
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Leader of the rival Sur dynasty, drives Humayun out of India and seizes power.
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Humayun takes advantages of the deaths of both Sher Shah Suri and his son and successor, Islam Khan.
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Shortly after retaking power, Humayun stops for a daily prayer in the middle of carrying books down the stairs and trips. He gets fatally injured and dies three days later.
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Under Bairam Khan, the Mughal army defeats the Surs and solidifies Akbar's control.
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Under the guidance of his mother, Akbar strips Bairam Khan of the regency, and Khan is assassinated on a journey to Mecca.
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His eldest son, Jahangir is declared successor, he impatiently leads a revolt against his father
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Thanks to the immense support of the harem women, he becomes ruler.
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Jahangir dies on his way back from a visit to Kashmir and is succeeded by his third son.
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He built the Taj Mahal in memory of his third wife Mumatz Mahal.
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Shah Jahan becomes ill and his eldest son, Dara Shikoh, becomes regent for him.
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Shah Jahan becomes recovered, but Aurangzeb has him imprisoned and takes the throne.
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Shah Alam succeeds him and tries to undo the disastrous policies of his father, but it is too little, too late.
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The British East India Company becomes the protector of the Mughal Empire, using it to solidify their claim on trade with India.
