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Sep 10, 2024 · Mughal dynasty, Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. The administrative organization of the Mughal Empire allowed it to prosper for more than two centuries before being overrun by the Marathas.
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The Mughal Empire is conventionally said to have been founded in 1526 by Babur, a Timurid chieftain from Transoxiana, who employed aid from the neighboring Safavid and Ottoman Empires, [8] to defeat the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, in the First Battle of Panipat, and to sweep down the plains of North India.
Some important facts regarding the legacy of the Mughal dynasty and its decline. Despite the greatness of the empire, the last Mughal emperors found themselves unable to keep the empire from breaking apart. As a result the Mughal Empire came to an end, and India came under British control.
The decline of the Mughal Empire was a period in Indian history roughly between the early 18th century and mid 19th Century where the Mughal Empire, which once dominated the subcontinent, experienced a large scale decline.
The Mughal Empire began to decline in the 18th century, during the reign of Muḥammad Shah (1719–48). Much of its territory fell under the control of the Marathas and then the British. The last Mughal emperor, Bahādur Shah II (1837–57), was exiled by the British after his involvement with the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58.
The British East India Company deposed the imperial family and abolished the empire on 21 September 1857 during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The UK declared the establishment of the British Raj the following year.
Key points. The Mughal Empire covered modern day India, Pakistan and Afghanistan by the time of Aurangzeb’s death in 1707. Following the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire fell into decline...
