Early modern period
Mughal Empire
- Period
- AD 1529 – AD 1858
- Duration
- approx. 329 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1700
- Area (max.)
- approx. 3.8 million km²
Profile
Strength
Gunpowder weapons, artillery and war elephants; estimates for Akbar's forces run to several hundred thousand men.
Famous figures
- Babur
- Humayun
- Akbar
- Shah Jahan
- Aurangzeb
Wars & battles won
- First Battle of Panipat (1526)
- Battle of Khanwa (1527)
- Second Battle of Panipat (1556)
Wars & battles lost
- Battle of Chausa (1539, Humayun)
- Sack of Delhi by Nader Shah (1739)
- Battle of Buxar (1764)
Languages
- Persian
- Urdu
- Chagatai
Period and duration
Mughal Empire — according to the map data from AD 1529 to AD 1858, roughly 329 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Mughal Empire — greatest extent around AD 1700: the mapped borders then cover about 3.8 million km², roughly 2.5% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1528)
After
Neighbours around AD 1700
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1700 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Mughal Empire on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.