⚔ Battle · ★ Major
Second Battle of Panipat
1556 – present · 📍 Panipat
Akbar's forces defeat Hemu.
What it led to: Hemu was captured and killed, securing Akbar's throne.
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1526First Battle of Panipat
→ Ibrahim Lodi was killed and Babur founded the Mughal Empire.
1739Nadir Shah sacks Delhi
→ Delhi was plundered and the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor taken to Persia.
1761Third Battle of Panipat
→ The Marathas were crushed by Ahmad Shah Durrani and their northward expansion checked.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1555 ⚔ Humayun recovers Delhi (Battle of Sirhind) · Mughal Empire
- 1558 ⚔ Portuguese occupy Malé · Portuguese Malé
- 1559 Drabya Shah founds the Gorkha kingdom · Gorkha Kingdom
- 1564 Akbar abolishes the jizya · Mughal Empire
- 1565 ⚔ Battle of Talikota · Tuluva Dynasty
Alive at the time
Srimanta Sankardev
c. 1449 – c. 1568
Assamese saint who founded Ekasarana Dharma and the sattras
Surdasc. 1478 – c. 1583
Blind Bhakti poet of the Sursagar
Purandara Dasac. 1484 – c. 1564
Called the 'father of Carnatic music'
Tansenc. 1500 – c. 1589
Musician at Akbar's court and one of the Navaratnas
Bairam Khan1501 – 1561
Regent and guardian of the young Akbar
Hemu (Hemchandra Vikramaditya)c. 1501 – c. 1556
Sur general defeated at the Second Battle of Panipat
Gulbadan Begum1523 – 1603
Babur's daughter who wrote the Humayun-nama
Rani Durgavati1524 – 1564
Gond queen of Garha-Katanga who died resisting Akbar's army
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Mughal EmpireBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 12
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (331 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769Existed at the same time (243 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826Existed at the same time (300 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949Existed at the same time (331 years)
- Vijayanagara Empire 1336 – 1646Existed at the same time (120 years)
- Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950Existed at the same time (331 years)
- Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815Existed at the same time (289 years)
- Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961Existed at the same time (331 years)
- British East India Company 1600 – 1858Existed at the same time (257 years)
- Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818Existed at the same time (144 years)
- Nawabs of Bengal 1717 – 1765Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Hyderabad State (Nizams) 1724 – 1948Existed at the same time (133 years)
👑 Rulers 6
👤 People 8
- Tansen c. 1500 – c. 1589Lived under it
- Bairam Khan 1501 – 1561Lived under it
- Gulbadan Begum 1523 – 1603Lived under it
- Birbal 1528 – 1586Lived under it
- Tulsidas c. 1532 – c. 1623Lived under it
- Abdul Qadir Badayuni c. 1540 – c. 1615Lived under it
- Abul Fazl 1551 – 1602Lived under it
- Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan 1556 – 1627Lived under it
⚔ 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
📍 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
🔧 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
📄 Research 3
- Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States Richard M. Eaton · 2000Research on this topic
- Potentialities of Capitalistic Development in the Economy of Mughal India Irfan Habib · 1969Research on this topic
- Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia Sanjay Subrahmanyam · 1997Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading
- History of Medieval India Satish ChandraRecommended reading