Biography of akbar shah 256

At a certain period in history from the middle of the 1500s to the beginning of the 1700s, the Mughal Empire controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent.

It stretched from the edges of the Indus river basin, northern Afghanistan and Kashmir in the north west to the now-Assam and Bangladesh highlands in the east, and down to the uplands of Deccan plateau in the south.

This growth harnessing immense power and money was thanks to the first six Mughal emperors of the dynasty Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb.

The Great Mughals, as they are sometimes called, changed the face of India with their political, military and artistic achievements.

Here are a few basic facts on the first six Mughal emperors:

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Babur (AD 1526-1530)

• The very first Mughal emperor and the founder of the Mughal emperor Babur brought gunpowder to India
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