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Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India

Through the Atlantic Ocean at Calicut India.

the Portuguese build their first fortress in Cochin.

Francisco de Almeida was appointed as the first Portuguese governor in India.

They were followed by the Dutch when they tried to enter the Indian market in the middle of the 16th century.

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• Amir Timur invaded India in 1398
• Crossing the Indus River on September 30 before sacking Delhi 
• During the reign of Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
• This invasion marked a significant, destructive campaign against the Tughlaq dynasty.

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Padshah:

It means emperor, and Babur was the first Mughal emperor to use this title.

Babur:

He was a descendant of both Timur and Genghis Khan, and he founded the Mughal Empire in India in 1526.

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Jahangir:

He was Babur's grandson and the fourth Mughal emperor.

Humayun:

He was Babur's son and the second Mughal emperor.

Akbar:

He was Babur's grandson and the third Mughal emperor.

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Jalal uddin Muhammad Akbar was a Mughal emperor.

He was born in Umarkot (Sindh) in 1542.

He became Emperor in 1556.

He was died in 1605.

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The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi.

Babur's victory in this battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India.

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Babur laid the foundation of a centralized administrative system in the Mughal Empire after its establishment in 1526.

He introduced organized revenue collection and governance practices that were later refined by his successors.

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• Military Overextension: Constant wars (e.g., Deccan campaigns) drained resources.
• Religious Policies: Aurangzeb’s reversal of Akbar’s tolerance alienated Hindus and Sikhs, sparking rebellions (e.g., Sikh uprisings, Rajput conflicts).
• Economic Strain: Heavy taxation and famine weakened the agrarian economy.
• Administrative Breakdown: Corruption grew, and regional governors (like the Nizam of Hyderabad) gained autonomy.

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Humayun was the eldest son of Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire.

He succeeded Babur as the second Mughal emperor in 1530.

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The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore.

The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

Opened: 1642