| The Dynasty of the great Mughals in India |
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| 1526 - 1530 |
Babur's victory at Panipat in 1526 established the Mughal Empire and ended the reign of the Delhi Sultanate. The rise of the great Mughal dynasty in India |
| 1530 - 1556 |
Humayun succeeded his father Babur and became an emperor in India. Humayun was defeated and dislodged by insurrections of nobles from the old Lodi regime. In 1540, the Mughal domain came under the control of one of those nobles, Farid Khan Sur, who assumed the regional name of Shir Shah Sur.
Humayun died unexpectedly at the age of 48 when he fell down the steps of his library in his haste to obey the muezzin's call to prayer. |
| 1556 - 1605 |
Akbar, the most sophisticated Mughal commander and leader, was only 14 years of age when he succeeded his father Humayun. |
| 1605 - 1627 |
Jahangir succeeded his father , Akbar. |
| 1628 - 1658 |
Prince Khurram was 35 years old when he ascended the throne as Shah Jahan (King of the World). |
| 1659 - 1707 |
In the summer of 1659, Aurangzeb held a coronation durbar in the Red Fort where he assumed the title of Alamgir (World Conqueror). After a bitter struggle with his three brothers, Aurangzeb was the victor who took the throne. |
| 1857 |
Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal emperor, was deposed in 1858; India was brought under the direct rule of the British Crown.
The end of the Mughal Empire. |
