Reign of the Mughals

Reign of the Mughals

Period: Apr 21, 1526 to Jul 28, 1914

Image of the 1556 Mughal Empire

Feb 6, 1556

Shah-Jahan-e-Azam

Jan 5, 1592

Built the Taj MahHal

Mughal empire in 1600

Feb 6, 1600

Farrukhsiyar

Aug 20, 1685

Granted a firman to the East India Company in 1717 granting them duty-free trading rights for Bengal, strengthening their posts on the east coast.

Muhammad Shah

Aug 17, 1702

Got rid of the Syed Brothers. Fought a long war with the Marathas, losing Deccan and Malwa in the process. Suffered the invasion of Nadir Shah of Persia in 1739. He was the last emperor to possess effective control over the empire.

Mughal Empire 1707

Feb 6, 1707

Bahadur Shah II

Oct 24, 1775

Last Mughal Emperor. Deposed by the British and exiled to Burma after the Indian Rebellion of 1857

The British Inda vs India States

Feb 6, 1800

WWI Starts

Jul 28, 1914