Archive | January 17, 2015
Chorological order of Mughal’s king
Date | Events | Date | Events |
1483 | Babur is born in Fergana | 1617 | Revolt in the Southern states of the empire breaks out. Jahangir sends son Khurram to pacify them. Khurram received the title of Shah Jahan. |
1526 | Babur defeats Ibrahim, the sultan of Delhi at Panipat | 1627 | Jahangir dies and Shah Jahan assumes the throne, crushing his rivals |
1530 | Death of Babur and Humayun assumes power | 1631 | Shah Jahan’s queen Mamtaz dies during childbirth; Shah Jahan commissions the building of her tomb, the Taj Mahal |
1540 | Afghan Leader Sher Shah defeats Humayun and seizes the empire | 1658 | Shah Jahan’s son Aurangajeb executes his brothers, imprisons his father and ascends to the throne of Delhi. |
1555 | Humayun re-conquers Delhi | 1666 | Death of Shah Jahan |
1556 | Humayun dies, young Akbar is enthroned | 1679 | Jijya is re-imposed; Aurangjeb’s accesses into Deccan |
1562 | Akbar, a free thinking Muslim, marries Padmini, a Hindu princess of powerful kingdom Rajaputana | 1707 | Aurangjeb dies |
1564 | Akbar abolishes Jizya, a tax on non-Muslims |
1739 |
Invading Persians massacre Delhi. |
1605 | Death of Akbar and succession of son Jahangir | 1862 | Bahadur Shah II the last of the Mogul rulers dies. India becomes a British Colony. |
News for January 17, 2015
Important News from The Hindu:
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HC reverses conviction of fertilizer officials
[Important for: Prelims/Mains- Polity, Governance, Judiciary]
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National Games on schedule: IOA
[Important for: Prelims/Mains- Sports]
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‘Centre has the final say on eco-sensitive zones’
[Important for : Prelims/Mains- Environment]
[Important for : Prelims/Mains- Sci. & Tech.]
[Important for : Prelims/Mains- Sci. & Tech. , Mars Expedition]