Battle of Chausa (1539)

The Battle (war) of Chausa (June 26,1539) took place between Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sher Shah Suri (Sher Khan). Humayun was defeated in Chausa War by Sher Shah Suri. Humayun divided his army into two parts and ordered Askari to take charge of

Read More

Battle of Ghagra (1529)

The Battle of Ghagra in 1529 was the last war of Babur in India. The battle was fought with the Afghans, on the confluence of the Ganga and its tributary, the Ghagara, on 6th May, 1529. Sultan Mahmud Lodi, who had escaped from Khanua

Read More

Battle of Bilgram (1540)

The Battle of Bilgram in 1540 took place between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah defeated Humayun in the Battle of Bilgram. The army of Sher Shah had already occupied Lucknow and Kanauj and Sher Shah himself reached near Kanauj. in

Read More

Death of Humayun

The Mughal Emperor Humayun died on January 26, 1556. Humayun was the son of Babur and father of Akbar The Great. On the evening of 24th January, 1556, King Humayun was sitting on the roof of his library situated in that group

Read More

Early conflicts of Humayun and Sher Shah Suri

Early conflicts of Humayun and Sher Shah Suri The success of Sher Shah Suri (Sher Khan) was not to be an easy one. The Lion King, Sher Shah Suri was doing everything in his power to unite the Indian Afghans and to improve

Read More

Attack on Kalinjar fort and Death Of Sher Shah Suri

Sher Shah Suri marched against the Kalinjar Fort and captured it. Soon after the capture, Sher Shah Suri ( Sher Khan) died on 22nd May, 1545. The Fort of Kalinjar is in the Buldelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. Immediately after the conclusion of

Read More

Mughal Emperor Babur died on 26th December,1530.

Mughal Emperor Babur died on 26th December,1530. Background Humayun, who had been sent as governor of Badkhshan after the battle of Khanua, left his charge and returned to Agra without his father’s permission. He was instructed to go to his jagir at

Read More

Tuzk-e-Babri (Baburnama, Memoirs of Babur)

Tuzk-e Babri is also known as the Memoirs of Babur or Baburnama. The founder of Mughal Empire in India, Babur, recorded his impressions about India country is his autobiography, styled the Tuzk-e-Babri. Tuzk-e-Babri was originally written by Babur during his intervals of leisure

Read More

Administration of Babur

Mughal Emperor, Babur was successful as a soldier and conqueror. But the administration of Babur was less structured. Babur had created a system of administration that could function very well in the time of war only. The old administrative machinery of the Sultanate

Read More

Early life of Humayun (Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun)

Early life of Humayun Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun was born at Kabul on March 6, 1508. His mother, Mahim Begam, who was married by Babar in 1506. As Babur had come to a settled life in Afghanistan, very good arrangements must have been

Read More