1526   Establishment of the Mughul Dynasty; First Battle of Panipat: Babur defeats Lodis

1526-1530  Reign of Babur

1530   Humayun succeeds Babur

1555   Humayun recovers the throne of Delhi

1556   Death of Humayun; Accession of Akbar;  Interview with Akbar

1571   Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar

1572   Akbar annexes Gujarat

1586   Annexation of Kashmir

1591   Mughul conquest of Sind

1592   Annexation of Orissa

1605   Death of Akbar and Accession of Jahangir

1607   Sher Afghan first, husband of Nur Jahan, killed

1623   Shah Jahan revolts against Jahangir

1627   Death of Jahangir; Accession of Shah Jahan

1628   Shah Jahan proclaimed Emperor

1631   Death of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal; The construction of Taj Mahal

1633   End of Ahmednagar Dynasty

1636   Aurangzeb appointed Viceroy of Deccan

1658   Coronation of Aurangzeb

1661   Cession of Bombay to the English; Mughul capture of Cooch Bihar

1666   Death of Shah Jahan; Shivaji's visit to Agra and escape

1678   Marwar occupied by the Mughuls

1686   English war with the Mughuls; Fall of Bijapur

1690   Peace between the Mughuls and the English

1691   Aurangzeb at the zenith of his power

1707   Death of Aurangzeb; Battle of Jajau

1714   Husain Ali appointed Viceroy of the Deccan; The treaty of the Marathas with Husain Ali

1720   Accession of Baji Rao Peshwa at Poona

1739   Nadir Shah conquers Delhi; The Marathas capture Salsette and Bassein

1740   Accession of Balaji Rao Peshwa; The Marathas invade Arcot

1742   Marathas invade Bengal

1748   First Anglo-French war

1750   War of the Deccan and Carnatic Succession; Death of Nasir Jang

1751   Treaty of Alivadi with the Marathas

1756   Siraj-ud-daulah captures Calcutta

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