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1504-1506
(6) Badi-uz Zaman.
1506-1519
(7) Muzafar Hussain.
The dynasty comes at an end at the hand of
Mohammed Khan Shibani.
THE AFGHAN KINGS OF INDIA
1206-1290 A.D.
(1) The Mamluks.
1290-1321
(2) The Khiljis.
1321-1414
(3) The Tughluks
1414-1451
(4) The Sayids
1450-1526
(5) The Lodis
1540-1555
(6) The Suris
1526-1858
(7) The Mughals
1526-1530
(1) Zahir-ud Din Babar takes Kabul in 1504
and makes it the seat of his government. He
defeats Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526
and enters Delhi triumphantly, where he
lays the foundation of the Mughal dynasty
in India.
1530-1540
(2) Nasir-ud Din Humayun, son of Babar, is
defeated by Sher Shah Suri first at Buxar
(1529) and then at Kanuj (1540). Humayun
then quits India and Sher Shah, ascending
the throne of Delhi, lays the foundation of
the Suri dynasty.
1555-1566
Humayun profits by the confusion and
anarchy prevailing in India after Sher
Shah's death and occupies Delhi and Agra
a second time.
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