After the greate period of the Gupta Empire and the reign of the
Sultanate of Delhi, India saw the emergence of the largest ever empire
with the rise of the Mughal rule in the country. The founder of this
new state in India was Zahir-Ud-din Muhammad Babur, a
descendant of Jenghis Khan and Timur the Lame. Babur had been thrown
out of Central Asia earlier by the Uzbeks, but he managed to gain
control of Afghan territories and then set his eyes on India by
conquering which he could become more powerful and richer.
In 1518
and 1524 he attacked India and in 1525 he led a well organized army to
Delhi. In the battle of Panipat, in 1526, he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the
last of the Delhi Sultans. The next year he defeated t
In the Mughal dynasty he founded, six emperors were famous – Babur (1526
–1530), Humayun (1530 – 1556), Akbar (1556 – 1605), Jehangir (1605 –
1627), Shah Jehan (1627 –1658), and Aurangazeb (1658 –1707). Of these,
Akbar and Shah Jehan were two of the most important emperors in the
history of India.
Friday, June 6, 2014
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