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| 1556 |
| | Humayun dies and Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, inherits the throne at the age of thirteen | |
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| 1571 |
| | Akbar builds his new palace of Fatehpur Sikri close to the shrine of a Sufi saint | |
| | Fatehpur Sikri, diwan-i-khas Fotofile CG
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| 1573 |
| | The tomb in Delhi of the Mughal emperor Humayun introduces the shape of dome which characterizes his dynasty's architecture | |
| | Humayun tomb, Delhi Fotofile CG
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| 1605 |
| | On the death of Akbar, his son Jahangir succeeds to the Mughal throne | |
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| 1613 |
| | The British East India establishes a 'factory' (a secure warehouse for the storing of Indian goods) at Surat, on the west coast | |
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| 1615 |
| | Sir Thomas Roe, the first British ambassador to India, arrives at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir | |
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| c. 1615 |
| | The Mughal school of painting reaches a peak of perfection in the reign of Jahangir | |
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| 1632 |
| | Shah Jahan orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed, ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance | |
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| 1632 |
| | Shah Jahan begins building the Taj Mahal as a memorial for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal | |
| | Taj Mahal Fotofile CG
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| 1644 |
| | The British East India Company completes the construction of Fort St George in Madras | |
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