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| 1574 |
| | The Ottoman empire finally asserts control over the north African coast, in the footsteps of Muslim pirates | |
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| 1605 |
| | On the death of Akbar, his son Jahangir succeeds to the Mughal throne | |
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| 1609 |
| | The Blue Mosque, commissioned by Ahmed I, begins to rise in Istanbul like a twin to the nearby Santa Sophia | |
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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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| 1646 |
| | A young Hindu prince, Shivaji, captures Bijapur in a campaign against Muslim rulers that will result in his establishing a Maratha empire | |
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| 1658 |
| | For the final years of his life the emperor Shah Jahan is held a prisoner, by his son Aurangzeb, in Agra's Red Fort | |
| | Agra, Red Fort Fotofile CG
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| 1673 |
| | The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb begins building the great Badshahi Mosque in Lahore | |
| | Lahore, Badshahi Mosque Fotofile CG
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