1526 – 1857 Events
The Mughal Empire
1526 – 1628
Jehangir’s Reign
Akbar was succeeded by his son, Salim, who took the title of Jehangir, meaning "Conqueror of the World". He expanded ...
British Arrive in India
In 1583, Queen Elizabeth I dispatched the ship Tyger to the Sub-continent to exploit opportunities for trade. Sixteen years after ...
Mujaddid Alf Sani”s Movement
In the 16th century, during the reign of Akbar, Islam faced overwhelming threats. The Infallibility Decree in 1579 and Din-i-Ilahi ...
Akbar’s Reign
Humayun's heir, Akbar, was born in exile and was only 13 years old when his father died. Thanks to his ...
Suri Dynasty
Sher Khan, known as Sher Shah Suri, was an Afghan leader who took over the Mughal Empire after defeating Humayun ...
Humayuns Rule
Babur was succeeded by his eldest son Humayun. Humayun failed in asserting a strong monarchical authority. He inherited a freshly ...
Babur – The First Mughal Emperor
Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India after defeating Ibrahim Lodhi in the Battle of Panipat in 1526. ...
1628 – 1707
Decline of Mughal Rule and the Battle of Plassey
The death of Alamgir in 1707 is generally regarded as the beginning of the gradual decline, and ultimately fall, of ...
Aurangzeb Alamgir’s Reign
Aurangzeb ascended the throne on July 21, 1658 and ruled supreme till 1707. Thus Aurangzeb ruled for 50 years, matching ...
Shah Jehan’s Rule
Jehangir was succeeded by his second son Khurram in 1628. Khurram took the name of Shah Jehan, i.e. the Emperor ...
1707 – 1857
War of Independence
By 1845, the British Empire had expanded from Bengal to Sindh, and all that remained free was Punjab. The Sikhs ...
Faraizi Movement
The first half of the 19th century witnessed a movement known as Faraizi Movement in East Bengal. The founder of ...
Shah Wali Ullah’s Reform Movement
In the 18th century, Islam in the Sub-continent was faced with menacing problems. Sectarian conflict, low moral tone of the ...
Features Of The Mughal Era
Fabrics
Under the Mughuls the textile industry blossomed and till the end of the 18th century the subcontinent could be described ...
Jewellery
The Mughals paid great attention to articles of personal adornment. Jewelry, like so many other arts, reached new heights of ...
Music
The Mughals hold an estimable reputation for their refinement and patronization of music on a lavish scale. Babur was an ...
Administration
The Mughal administration comprised two self sustaining and parallel systems of administration i.e. central and provincial administration. Though the Mughal ...
Army
Theoretically all able-bodied citizens of the Empire were soldiers of the imperial army and could be called upon to render ...
Religion
The Mughal rulers were pretty tolerant of other beliefs and hence their reign is deemed fairly secular. Nevertheless, Islam spread ...
Trade
International trade immensely developed during the Mughal era. The Indian traders traveled by land and touched the borders of Europe ...
Industry
The economic conditions during the Mughal period were favorable and industry was in flourishing fashion. The industrial production consisted of ...
Agriculture
During the period of the great Mughals when royal authority in the center was strong and its hold on provincial ...
Libraries
Big libraries were established by the rulers and maintained the leading nobles. Humanyun had a big library and was deeply ...
Literature
Secular as well religious literature was abundantly produced in Persian and Arabic languages. Both poetry and prose were promoted liberally ...
Education
The Mughals were the most educated ruling class of their age. The Muslim aristocracy, and the ulema and Sufis, the ...
Mughul Architecture
Mughals built like Titans and finished like jewelers. Indo-Muslim architecture attained its utmost excellence under the Mughals’ era. A long ...
