Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Babur Biography and Timeline

Follow Babur through 22 dated historical records for India.

Babur, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

22Distinct records
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1504–1530Years on this page

1504

Capture of Kabul

Shah · Kabul · House / House of Mogul

Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty in India, captures Kabul in Afghanistan and maintains control until 1519

Role range: 1526-1530

Invasion of Afghanistan

Shah · Kabul · House / House of Mogul

Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty in India, captures Kabul in Afghanistan and maintains control until 1519

Role range: 1526-1530

Siege of Kabul

Shah · Kabul · House / House of Mogul

Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty in India, captures Kabul in Afghanistan and maintains control until 1519

Role range: 1526-1530

1525

Capture of Agra

Shah · Agra · House / House of Mogul

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Capture of Delhi

Shah · Delhi · House / House of Mogul

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Invasion of India

Shah · House / House of Mogul

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Rule of India

Shah · House / House of Mogul

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Siege of Agra

Shah · Agra · House / House of Mogul

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Siege of Delhi

Shah · Delhi · House / House of Mogul

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Capture of Agra

Shah · Agra · Religion / Islam

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Capture of Delhi

Shah · Delhi · Religion / Islam

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Invasion of India

Shah · Religion / Islam

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Rule of India

Shah · Religion / Islam

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Siege of Agra

Shah · Agra · Religion / Islam

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

Siege of Delhi

Shah · Delhi · Religion / Islam

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Role range: 1526-1530

1526

Battle of Panipat

Shah · Panipat · House / House of Mogul

Mongol Emperor Zahir-ud-din Babur annihilates Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi at the Battle of Panipat

Role range: 1526-1530

Hindu Empire

Shah · House / House of Mogul

Babur founds the Hindu Empire

Role range: 1526-1530

Succession

Shah · House / House of Mogul

Succeeds as Shah of India

Role range: 1526-1530

1527

Battle of Kanvaha

Shah · Kanvaha · Warfare / Civil War

Defeats the Rajputs & removes the main Hindu rival to Moghul power in Northern India.

Role range: 1526-1530

1528

Ayodha Mosque

Shah · Ayodha Mosque · Arts / Architecture

Babar the Great orders a large mosque built in Ayodha, 2 years after he established the Mogul Empire in India

Role range: 1526-1530

1529

Battle of Ghagra

Shah · Ghagra · House / House of Mogul

Babur defeats the Afghan Chiefs in the Battle of Ghagra

Role range: 1526-1530

1530

Death of Babur

Shah · House / House of Mogul

Death of Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder of the Moguls dynasty, India, Babur leaves power to his son Humayun

Role range: 1526-1530

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.