1707 ⟶ Mughal Decline and Maratha Rise

After Aurangzeb's death, the Mughal Empire enters a long dec...
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👑 Sher Shah Suri Founds Suri Dynasty

Sher Shah Suri founds the Suri dynasty in South Asia, an ethnic Pashtun (Pathan) of the house of Sur, who supplanted the Mughal dynasty as rulers of North India during the reign of the relatively ineffectual second Mughal emperor Humayun. Sher Shah Suri decisively defeats Humayun in the Battle of Bilgram (May 17, 1540).⟶
Sher Shah Suri Founds Suri Dynasty (1540)
DynastyPashtunConquestMughal EmpireDynastic ChangePolitical Transition
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanBangladeshBangladesh

👑 Aurangzeb Seizes Mughal Throne from Shah Jahan

After his father Shah Jahan completes the Taj Mahal, his son Aurangzeb deposes him as ruler of the Mughal Empire.⟶
Aurangzeb Seizes Mughal Throne from Shah Jahan (1658)
Mughal EmpireAurangzebSuccessionPolitical IntrigueEmperorImperial PowerDynastic Conflict
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanBangladeshBangladesh

👑 Sambhaji's Coronation as Maratha Emperor

Prince Sambhaji crowned himself as the second Chatrapati of Maratha Empire 20 July.⟶
Sambhaji's Coronation as Maratha Emperor (1680)
Maratha EmpireIndian HistoryMonarchySuccessionEmpire Building
IndiaIndia

⚔️ Mughal Decline and Maratha Rise

After Aurangzeb's death, the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.⟶
Mughal Decline and Maratha Rise (1707)
Mughal EmpireMaratha EmpireAurangzebDecline of EmpiresPolitical TransitionIndian HistoryEmpire Building
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanBangladeshBangladesh

⚔️ Formation of the Sikh Confederacy

Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-day India-Pakistan border.⟶
Formation of the Sikh Confederacy (1716)
SikhismPolitical FragmentationIndian HistoryMughal EmpireRegional Power
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistan