- BABUR - 3 MOSQUES i. Sambhal in Rohikhand ii. Kabulibagh in Panipat iii. In the old Lodhi fort at Agra - HUMAYUN : > Palace at Dinpanah ('World Refuge') > Jami Masjid >His tomb was built by his window, Haji Begum - a Proto-type of Taj Mahal - AKBAR > Palaces at Agra - Akbari Mahal (based on Men Mandir) - Forts at Lahore & Allahabad - Panch Mahal has the plan of a buddhis...

- Sher Shah Suri's administrative set up was followed until Akbar's 8th year of rule (1564) & was established as a separate Mughat set up only in 1580. - During Akbar's rule there were three kkinds of lands in the country. i. Khalsa or Crown Land. ii. Jagir - noble's land who sent a share to king. iii. Sayurghal - free grants - The Mughal system was a tax and crop set up & not a rent or...

- Emperor was the supreme commander of the armed forces. - The Mansabdari System, introduced in 1570, was a means to organise the nobility & the army. - The Mansabdars were classified into 66 grades, but in practice only 33 grades were constituted. - Mansabdar meant 'holder of a rank'. There were two ranks- (1) Zat fixed the status & staanding in the administration hierarchy. (2) 'Sa...

Aurangzeb (1658-1707): -Aurangzeb was the third son and sixth child of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. -In1658 A.D, Aurangzeb took control of the Empire at Agra and placed his father under arrest. -Unlike his father, Aurangzeb was not much interested in architecture. -The largest structure that he had made- "Bibi Ka Maqbara" in Aurangabad in the memory of his first wife, Dilras Banu Begum....

Shahjahan (1627-1658): -Shahjahan (Khurram) was the son of Jagat Gosain (princess of Jodhpur) & Jahangir -He married Mumtaz Mahal, daughter of Asaf Khan. -Became the ruler after murdering all possible contenders to the throne. -He suppressed the rebellions under Bundela Chiefs, Juhar Singh & Khan Jahan Lodi. -In 1632 A.D, he ousted portuguese from Hugli. -In 1636 A.D, he annexe...