1526-1707 CEmajor

Mughal Empire and the Taj Mahal

الإمبراطورية المغولية

Map: Delhi, India (28.6139, 77.209)

Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India. Under Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb, it became one of the wealthiest empires in history. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal, while Aurangzeb expanded the empire to its greatest extent and commissioned the comprehensive Hanafi legal code Fatawa Alamgiriyyah.

Sources

  • Mughal chronicles