The document provides information about the Mughal Empire rulers from Babur to Aurangzeb in a series of letters. It lists each ruler's name, reign dates, important facts about them, and locations associated with them, such as the capital city and location of their tomb. For example, it mentions that Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat and wrote his autobiography Baburnama; Humayun lost power to Sher Shah Suri but regained control in 1556; and Shah Jahan shifted the capital to Delhi and built famous structures like the Taj Mahal and Red Fort.

1. MUGHAL EMPIRE

2. TRICK
• SERIES :- BHAJSA B TOMB :- KDALAM
• B – Babur K - Kabul
• H – Humayun D- Delhi
• A – Akbar A - Agra
• J – Jahangir L - Lahore
• S- Shahjahan A - Agra
• A- Aurangzeb M – Maharastra
• B- Bhahdhur shah

3. B :- Babur (1526-1530)
• Babur defeat Ibrahim Lodhi in 1st battle of
panipat .
• Baburnama – Turkish
• wrote his autobiography - Vaqiat-i Baburi
• Turkish to persia = Rahim Khan I Khan

4. H:-Humayun(1530-1540,1556)
• Break the rule because of Shershah Shuri.
• Sher shah Tomb= Sasaram in Bihar.
• Decentralisation of administration , Grand
Trunk Road , Postal system , silver coin
introduced by Sher shah suri.
• Humayun nama = persian Akbar time
Humayun sister Gul badan bano begam.
• Humayun Tomb = Delhi wife Hamida bano
begam.

5. A:-Akbar(1556-1605)
• Longest ruler – started at age of 13.
• Jiziya Tax was abolished
• Buland Darwaza was constructed at Fatehpur
sikri after Gujarat Victory.
• 1569 = New capital at Fatehpur Sikri.
• Akbarnama = Persian.
• Tomb = Sikandra near Agra.
• Todar mal was the finance minister.

6. J:-Jahangir(1605-1627)
• Jahangir was Art Lover.
• Execution of fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev.
• Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri – Persian.
• 1615 - William Hawkins & Thomas Roe.
• Tomb = Lahore.

7. S:-Shahjahan(1627-1658)
• He was shifted capital to Delhi.
• Aurangzeb imprisoned shahjahan till 1666
when he died.(9years)
• Built Taj mahal , Moti masjid , Jama Masjid ,
Red fort.
• Mughal garden were established by him.
• Tomb = Agra, Mumtaz mahal (Arjumand bano
begum)

8. A:- Aurangzeb(1658-1707)
• Tomb = Maharastra.
• Reintroduced jiziya tax.
• 9 sikh Guru Tej Bahadur hanged.
• Biwi ka Makbara (Azam Shah son of
Auragzeb) memory of his mother.

9. Questions
1) Which religion was founded by Akbar?
b) Din-e-Ilahi
2) Who was Akbar’s regent for four years?
c) Bairam Khan
3) Who introduced the Mansabdari system?
Ans. Akbar.
4) Who was the last sultan of Delhi?
Ans. Ibrahim Lodi
5) Name the Delhi sultan who died in the battle-field.
Ans. Ibrahim Lodi

10. 6)Which one of the following was the original name of Tansen,
the famous musician in the court of Akbar?
Ans .Ramtanu Pande
7)Which sultan of Delhi was famous for currency reforms?
Ans. Muhammad-bin Tughluq.
8) Who was the first sultan of India?
Ans. Qutbuddin Aibek.
9) Who of the following was the last Mughal emperor to sit on
the peacock throne?
Ans. Mohammad Shah
10) When did Tamerlane invade India?
Ans. 1398 AD.