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Period: Jan 1, 1526 to Jan 1, 1530
Babur
Inherited a kingdom at 11 years old; driven out by his elders; built an army and reclaimed land; strong yet sensitive; brilliant general -
Period: Dec 31, 1530 to Jan 1, 1556
Humayan
Babur's incompitent son who lost most of the land Babur had gained; introduced miniatures into the Mughal culture -
Period: Dec 31, 1556 to
Akbar
‘great one’; Babur’s grandson; firmly defended religious freedoms; allowed social mobility; taxed based on income; gave land grants to bureaucrats; equppied his army with heavy artillery; welcomed influences from conquered lands; established large library -
Babur comes to power
Babur comes to power at 11 years old -
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Jahangir and Nur Jahan
Jahangir: Akbar’s don; weak ruler, left most of the state affairs to his wife
Nur Jahan: Jahangir’s wife; held real power in India from 1611 to 1622; talented women -
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Shah Jahan
Akbar’s grandson; killed possible rivals in order to come to power; had passion for architecture and Mumtaz Mahal (wife); build Taj Mahal, Red Fort at Delhi, and the peacock throne; overtaxed the people in order to pay for his projects -
Death of Mumtaz Mahal
Death of Mumtaz Mahal; Shah Jahan's beloved wife dies at the age of 34 giving birth to her 14th child -
Completion of Taj Mahal
Completion of Tak Mahal, memorial built by Shah Jahal for his beloved wofe Mumtaz Muhal; strained Mughal's government funds/resources; considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world -
Shah Jahal falls ill
Shah Jahal falls ill adn his sons scrample for the throne; Aurangzeb kills his oldest brother and imprisons his father in order to gain the throne -
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Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan’s third son who won the civil war that broke out in the Mughal Empire after Shah Jahan fell ill; master at military strategy and an impressive empire builder; rigidly followed and enforced Islamic law; tried to erase all gains Hindus had made socially under his father’s rule, destroying Hindu temples and placing high taxes on the Hindus; this caused a rebellion from the Rajaputs, which was never fully put out by the Mughals; had drained the empire of all of its resources -
Aurangzeb gives England part of Bombey
Aurangzeb gives England part of Bombey -
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Bahadur
Aurangzeb's son who gained the thronw after winning a civil war; 60 years old when gained the throne; reighn shortlived
