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SIR,CAN YOU GIVE A BRIEF NOTE ON MUGAHL EMPIRE?
Mughal empire was an imperial power in the Indian subcontinent from about 1526 to 1757 (though it lingered for another century).Mughals belonged to a branch of the Turkish dynasty.The foundation of the Mughal empire in India was laid by Babur, who was a Chaghtai Turk. He descended from his father’s side from Timur and was connected on his mother’s side with Chingez Khan. On April 21, 1526, Babur proceeded against Ibrahim Lodhi and met him at Panipat (First Battle of Panipat).The first battle of Panipat marked the foundation of Mughal dominion in India. Babur’s son Humayun ascended the throne of India three days after Babur’s death. Humayun’s forces were defeated by Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri at Chaunsa near Buxar in June 1539. Akbar, alongwith his trusted guardian Bairam Khan, challenged Hemu at Panipat, resulting in the second battle of Panipat The battle marked the real beginning of the Mughal rule in India and set it on the path of expansion.
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The "classic period" of the empire started in 1556 with the accession of Akbar the Great.
The reign of Shah Jahan, the fifth emperor, was the golden age of Mughal architecture and the arts.
The Mughal Empire reached the zenith of its territorial expansion during the reign of Aurangzeb.


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