Battle of Panipat, 2nd
Emperor Akbar defeats the Hindus in a 2nd Battle at Panipat and secures control of the Mogul Empire
Role range: 1542-1605
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Akbar I the Great Biography and Timeline
Follow Akbar I the Great through 13 dated historical records for India.
Akbar I the Great, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1556–1586Years on this page
1556
Rule of Mogul Empire
Emperor Akbar defeats the Hindus in a 2nd Battle at Panipat and secures control of the Mogul Empire
Role range: 1542-1605
Battle of Panipat, 2nd
The Shahs army led by Bairam Khan defeats Hemu
Role range: 1542-1605
Death of Akbar I the Great
Humayun, son of Babur, falls down the library steps in Purana Qila and dies, putting his 14-year-old son, Akbar, on the throne
Role range: 1542-1605
Rebellion of Rebels in Panipat
The Shahs army led by Bairam Khan defeats Hemu
Role range: 1542-1605
Succession
Succeeds as Shah of India
Role range: 1556-1605
1565
Red Fort
Akbar has the Red Fort built in Agra along the Yamuna River
Role range: 1556-1605
1576
Battle of Haldighati
A Mughal force defeats a Rajput army
Role range: 1556-1605
1581
Capture of India
Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan
Role range: 1556-1605
Invasion of Afghanistan
Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan
Role range: 1556-1605
Rule of Afghanistan
Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan
Role range: 1556-1605
1586
Din Illahl
Akbar, the greatest Mughal Emperor of India, attempts to establish "Din Illahl" as a universal religion acceptable to his many Hindu subjects, the movement eventually collapses under the 18th-century Muslim revival
Role range: 1556-1605
Din Illahl
Akbar, the greatest Mughal Emperor of India, attempts to establish "Din Illahl" as a universal religion acceptable to his many Hindu subjects, the movement eventually collapses under the 18th-century Muslim revival
Role range: 1556-1605
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.