UPSC Prelims · General Studies

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History of India: ancient and medieval / The Mughal empire

Babur, Humayun and the Surs

Babur: Panipat (1526), Khanwa (1527), Chanderi, Ghaghra; Baburnama in Turki
Significance of Babur's advent: Timurid dynasty established; gunpowder, arch and dome predate him in India
Humayun: Chausa and Kanauj (1539 to 1540), exile in Persia, return (1555), Dinpanah
Sher Shah Sur: rupiya and dam, sarais and roads, land measurement, Purana Qila, tomb at Sasaram
Hemu, Akbar's accession and the second battle of Panipat (1556)
Mughal Timurid inheritance: coparcenary succession, imperial princes and conflicts over the throne