β Battle Β· β Major
First Battle of Panipat
1526 β present Β· π Panipat
Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi; the Mughal Empire begins.
What it led to: Ibrahim Lodi was killed and Babur founded the Mughal Empire.
The large dot is this battle; small dots are other battles fought at the same place.
β» Fought over again and again
Other battles within 40 km of this place.
1556Second Battle of Panipat
β Hemu was captured and killed, securing Akbar's throne.
1739Nadir Shah sacks Delhi
β Delhi was plundered and the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor taken to Persia.
1761Third Battle of Panipat
β The Marathas were crushed by Ahmad Shah Durrani and their northward expansion checked.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1520 β Krishnadevaraya takes Raichur Β· Tuluva Dynasty
- 1527 β Battle of Khanwa Β· Mughal Empire
- 1529 β Battle of the Ghaghra Β· Mughal Empire
- 1530 Death of Babur; Humayun succeeds Β· Mughal Empire
- 1535 β Humayun takes Mandu and Champaner Β· Mughal Empire
Alive at the time
Srimanta Sankardev
c. 1449 β c. 1568
Assamese saint who founded Ekasarana Dharma and the sattras
Guru Nanak1469 β 1539
Founder of Sikhism and the first Sikh Guru
Malik Muhammad Jayasic. 1477 β c. 1542
Author of the Awadhi epic Padmavat
Surdasc. 1478 β c. 1583
Blind Bhakti poet of the Sursagar
Purandara Dasac. 1484 β c. 1564
Called the 'father of Carnatic music'
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu1486 β 1534
Bhakti saint of Bengal who inspired Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Mirabaic. 1498 β c. 1547
Rajput princess and Bhakti poet devoted to Krishna
Guru Ravidasactive c. 1500
Bhakti saint whose hymns appear in the Guru Granth Sahib
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π Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
β³ Periods 1
- Mughal EmpireBelongs to this period
π Kingdoms & empires 12
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 β 1968Existed at the same time (331 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 β 1769Existed at the same time (243 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 β 1826Existed at the same time (300 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 β 1949Existed at the same time (331 years)
- Vijayanagara Empire 1336 β 1646Existed at the same time (120 years)
- Kingdom of Mysore 1399 β 1950Existed at the same time (331 years)
- Kingdom of Kandy 1469 β 1815Existed at the same time (289 years)
- Portuguese Estado da Γndia 1505 β 1961Existed at the same time (331 years)
- British East India Company 1600 β 1858Existed at the same time (257 years)
- Maratha Empire 1674 β 1818Existed at the same time (144 years)
- Nawabs of Bengal 1717 β 1765Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Hyderabad State (Nizams) 1724 β 1948Existed at the same time (133 years)
π Rulers 6
π€ People 8
- Tansen c. 1500 β c. 1589Lived under it
- Bairam Khan 1501 β 1561Lived under it
- Gulbadan Begum 1523 β 1603Lived under it
- Birbal 1528 β 1586Lived under it
- Tulsidas c. 1532 β c. 1623Lived under it
- Abdul Qadir Badayuni c. 1540 β c. 1615Lived under it
- Abul Fazl 1551 β 1602Lived under it
- Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan 1556 β 1627Lived under it
β Events 6
- First Battle of Panipat 1526Happened in it
- Second Battle of Panipat 1556Happened in it
- Taj Mahal completed 1653Happened in it
- Aurangzeb becomes emperor 1658Happened in it
- Death of Aurangzeb 1707Happened in it
- Nadir Shah sacks Delhi 1739Happened in it
π Places & sites 4
- Lahore Fort 1566A place of this polity
- Fatehpur Sikri 1571A place of this polity
- Red Fort, Delhi 1648A place of this polity
- Taj Mahal 1653A place of this polity
π§ Technology 3
- The first printing press September 1556Made or discovered in this time
- Jantar Mantar observatory early 18th centuryMade or discovered in this time
- The first passenger train 16 April 1853Made or discovered in this time
π Research 3
- Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States Richard M. Eaton Β· 2000Research on this topic
- Potentialities of Capitalistic Development in the Economy of Mughal India Irfan Habib Β· 1969Research on this topic
- Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia Sanjay Subrahmanyam Β· 1997Research on this topic
π Books 2
- Themes in Indian History, Parts IβIII (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading
- History of Medieval India Satish ChandraRecommended reading