The Mughal Empire

• 1526-1530: Reign of Babur
  • 1526: Babur captures Delhi
• 1556-1605: Reign of Akbar
  • 1580: First Jesuit missionary arrives in Agra
• 1600: British East India Company is chartered
• 1605-1627: Reign of Jahangir
  • 1608: English arrive at Surat
• 1628-1658: Reign of Shah Jahan
  • 1639: English build fort at Madras
• 1658-1707: Reign of Aurangzeb
  • 1661: Bombay is ceded to England
• 1744-1748: War between French and British
  • 1746: French capture Madras
• 1757: Battle of Plassey

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