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Early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries.
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Akbar
31 linksThe third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.
The third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.
A strong personality and a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include much of the Indian subcontinent.
Aurangzeb
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Muhi al-Din Muhammad (c. 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known as Aurangzeb and by his regnal title Alamgir, was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling from July 1658 until his death in 1707.
Babur
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Babur (14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent.
Afghanistan
19 linksLandlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.
Landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.
![Map of Afghanistan (Emirate) and surrounding nations in 1860, following the conquest of [[Principality of Qandahar|
Kandahar]], and before the conquest of Herat.](https://hyperleap.com/images/6e9767f4f15357401b148b9a8ced14ef/200-0feee0d6d549c4e0fa07386e088d5702.png)
Afghanistan also served as the source from which the Greco-Bactrians and the Mughals, among others, rose to form major empires.
Bangladesh
19 linksCountry in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of either 148460 km2 or 147570 km2, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by 100 km of the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political, and cultural hub.
Country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of either 148460 km2 or 147570 km2, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by 100 km of the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political, and cultural hub.
Under Mughal rule, eastern Bengal continued to prosper as the melting pot of Muslims in the eastern subcontinent and attracted traders from around the world.
Delhi
21 linksAncient built environment.
Ancient built environment.
From the early 13th century until the mid-19th century, Delhi was the capital of two major empires, the Delhi sultanate and the Mughal Empire, which covered large parts of South Asia.
Maratha Empire
18 linksEarly modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
Early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
The Marathas were responsible for weakening the Mughal control over the Indian subcontinent.
Mughal emperors
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The Mughal emperors were the supreme head of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Delhi Sultanate
16 linksIslamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of South Asia for 320 years .
Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of South Asia for 320 years .
![Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji, the military general of Delhi Sultan Qutb al-Din Aibak, was responsible for the destruction of Nalanda university.<ref>History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A. D.; Radhey Shyam Chaurasia, Atlantic, 2009 [p191]</ref>](https://hyperleap.com/images/d05173e5225bad93c0f390f58a26911c/200-57f4696990c902264d298aa6ad5d90da.jpg)
In 1526, the Sultanate was conquered and succeeded by the Mughal Empire.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
15 linksMajor uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
Major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
After the outbreak of the mutiny in Meerut, the rebels quickly reached Delhi, whose 81-year-old Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was declared the Emperor of Hindustan.