IN CONTEXT
Islamic empires
1501 The Safavid dynasty unites Persia; they make Shi’a Islam the state religion, and suppress all other religions and other forms of Islam.
1526 At the first Battle of Panipat, Babur, a descendant of Mongol rulers Timur and Genghis Khan, conquers Delhi and founds the Mughal Empire.
1540 Babur’s successor, Humayun, rapidly loses much of the empire and is exiled.
1632 The Taj Mahal, the crowning glory of Mughal architecture, is commissioned.
1658–1707 The Mughal Empire reaches its greatest extent under Aurangzeb, but his harsh rule leads to revolt.
1858 The last Mughul emperor is removed by the British.
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