The correct answer is Option (2) → B, A, D, C, E
B. Reign of Humayun: 1530
A. Reign of Akbar: 1556
D. Reign of Jahangir: 1605
C. Reign of Shah Jahan: 1628
E. Reign of Aurangzeb: 1658
Landmarks in the History of the Mughal Empire:
1526: Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat, and becomes the first Mughal emperor
1530-40: First phase of Humayun’s reign
1540-55: Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court
1555-56: Humayun regains lost territories
1556-1605: Reign of Akbar
1605-27: Reign of Jahangir
1628-58: Reign of Shah Jahan
1658-1707: Reign of Aurangzeb
1739: Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi
1761: Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat
1765: The Diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company
1857: The last Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon (present-day Yangon, Myanmar) |
