Babur captures Kabul, making it and eastern Afghanistan the first possession of the Mughal empire
1504In a battle at Panipat Babur defeats the sultan of Delhi, launching the Mughal empire in India
1526The first Mughal emperor, Babur, dies in India and is succeeded by his son, Humayun
1530Humayun, driven west into Afghanistan by Sher Shah, loses his family's new inheritance in India
1543Humayun in Shah Tahmasp's court
1555Humayun dies and Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, inherits the throne at the age of thirteen
1556Akbar builds his new palace of Fatehpur Sikri close to the shrine of a Sufi saint
1571On the death of Akbar, his son Jahangir succeeds to the Mughal throne
1605Jahangir was succeeded by his second son Khurram popularly known as Shah Jahan
1628Shah Jahan begins building the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal
1632Shah Jahan held captive by his son Aurangzeb in Red Fort in Agra
1658Aurangzeb begins construction of Badshahi Mosque in Lahore
1673Decline of Mughal empire begins with the death of Aurangzeb
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