Rise of Mughal Empire (1625-1707)- History of SubContinent This Documentary was a project of History of Sub Continent. Dr Zabir Saeed Badar are supporting the "batch of 2019 BBA (Hons) Semester 7".

2. 30 April 1526 – 26 December1530Babur
26 December 1530 – 17 May 1540 and 22
February 1555 - 27 January1556
Humayun
27 January 1556 – 27 October 1605Akbar
15 October 1605 – 8 November 1627Jahangir
8 November 1627 – 2August 1658
Aurangzeb 31 July1658 – 3 March 1707
ShahJahan

3.  TheMughal Empire was founded by Babur
 Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur was born on 14 February
1483; sometimes also spelt Baber or Babar)
 Hefounded the Mughal Empire after his victories at the
Battle of Panipat (1526) and the Battle ofkhanwa.

4. Aportrait of Babur,from anearly
illustratedmanuscriptof the
Baburnama 1589-90
TheFirstBattle of Panipat,on21 April 1526,
wasfoughtbetween the invadingforcesof
Baburandthe LodiEmpire

5. • TheBattle of Khanwawasfoughtnear the
village of Khanwa,about 60 kmwestof Agra,
onMarch 17, 1527. It wasthe secondmajor
battle fought in moderndayIndia, bythe first
Mughal Emperor Baburafter the Battle of
Panipat.
• After Babur fell seriously ill. Hedied at the
ageof 47 on 26 December 1530, and was
succeeded by Humayun.

6. Nasirud-dinMuhammad Humayun was
bornon17 March 1508 in Kabul,Afghanistan
Baburcelebrates the birth of Humayunin the
ChaharBaghofKabul

7. Humayun succeeded his father in 1531,as
ruler of the Mughal territories in India. At
the ageof 23 Humayun was an
inexperienced ruler when he cameto
power.
Humayunwith hisfather Babur
SherShahSuri defeated Humayun at Chausain
1539 and at Kannauj in 1540, expelling him
from India. While wandering from one placeto
the other, his sonAkbar was born at Umrakote
on October 14, 1542.
Humayunisreunited withAkbar

8. Humayun'sTombin Delhi, India.
 Humayun conquered the Punjab, Delhi, andAgra, and reoccupied the throne of Delhi after
an interval of 15years.
 Humayun slipped and fell down the stairs and fractured his skull. Hiswas then carried to the
palace. Hedied on January 26, 1556.

9.  Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, popularly
known asAkbar, "THE GREAT”.
 Hewas born on 14 October 1542.
 Hewas Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He
was the third and one of the greatest rulers of the
Mughal Dynasty in India.
 In 1556, Humayan died just months after retaking Delhi.Akbar
ascended the Mughal throne at the ageof 13, and became
Shahanshah ("King of Kings"). Hisregent was Bayram Khan,his
childhood guardian and an outstanding warrior/statesman.

10. TheMughal Emperor
Akbar shootsthe
RajputwarriorJaimal
duringthe Siegeof
Chittorgarhin 1567

11. Many architectural masterpieces were built
at his time. AgraFort (1565), Lahore
Palace(1572), Fatehpur Sikri, Buland
Darwaza andAllahabad fort (1583) were
built during histime.
Akbar died in 1605. Somesources say
Akbar became fatally ill with
dysentery.

12.  Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim, known byhis
imperial name Jahangir was born on 30
August 1569, was the fourth Mughal
Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his
death in 1627.
 Jahangir was the eldest surviving son of
Mughal EmperorAkbar and was declared
successor to his father from an earlyage.
 Jahangir was married to "Shah Begam," a
princess from Amber, who killed herselfin
1605 out of shameat the rebellion of her
son, Prince Khusrau.

13. Jahangiropenly rebelled againsthisfather at first, but
waseventually reconciled; andonAkbar's death in
November 1605, he assumedthe throne.
Celebrationsat the accessionof Jahangirin 1600,
whenAkbarwasaway from the capital onan
expedition, Salimbrokeinto anopenrebellion, and
declaredhimselfEmperor.Akbarhadto hastilyreturn
toAgraandrestoreorder.There wasa time when
Akbarthought of putting his eldestgrandsonKhusrau
Mirza onthe throne instead of Salim.

14. Nur Jahan
 Mehr-Un-Nisa, or Nur Jahan, occupies an
important place in the history of Jahangir.
She was the widow of a rebel officer, Sher
Afgan, of Mughals
 Shewas a strong woman, soon she became
Jahangir's favourite queen and assumed
the title of Nur Jahan, 'Lightof the World‘.
 Nur Jahanherself came to exercise
considerable influence over her husband,
and Jahangir is said to have relied heavily
on her advice.

15.  Shazada Khuram also known as
Shahabuddin Muhammad ShahJahan, was
born on 5 January 1594. Hewas the fifth
Mughal Emperor.
 ShahJahanassumed the Mughal throne on
24 January 1628 in Agra, afew daysafter
the death of Jahangir.
 ShahJahanhasleft behind an extraordinary
architectural legacy. It was at his command
that the TajMahal was built in Agrain
memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz
Mahal.

16. Aurangzeb eventually triumphed in the successionstruggle by methodically
eliminating his brothers. Aurangzeb captured ShahJahanon 8 June1658, and had him
jailed at the Agra Fort, from where the old emperor could look wistfully at the glorious
Taj.ShahJahandied in captivity on 22 January 1666 (aged 72).
TajMahal Tombof Mumtaz-Mahal & ShahJahan

17. • Aurangzeb, Emperor ShahJahan'ssixth son, was born on
24th October 1618 and wrested India's crown from his
father before the end of June1658, after defeating his
brother‘s armies.
• Aurangzeb took his own father prisoner. Shuja's army was
routed in battle; and Murad was lured into afalse
agreement and takenprisoner. Daraeventually collected
together another force, suffered defeat as before, and
once again he fled; but soon he was betrayed by one of his
allies, and handed over to hisbrother.

18. Aurangzebseatedonthe PeacockThrone.
Apaintingfrom circa1637 showsthe
brothers(left to right) ShahShuja,
AurangzebandMurad Bakshin their
youngeryears.