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The great grandson of Tamerlane, Babar, who on his mother's side was descended from the famous Genghiz Khan, came to India in 1526 at the request of an Indian governor who sought Babar's help in his fight against Ibrahim Lodi, the last head of the Delhi Sultanate. Babar defeated Lodi at Panipat, not far from Delhi, and so came to establish the Mughal Empire in India. The Mughal Dynasty was the last great empire of Indian history. It was their greatness that not only did they leave a lasting impression on Indian history. The English word Mogul (derived from Mughal) means a powerful person. The Mughals were a remarkable dynasty, and at their peak they produced a successive set of capable rulers. It was also during their reign that some of the finest monuments of India were built, most notably one of the seven-wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal. This book deals with a new empire of Mughals founded by Timur and Babur, and Humayun, Akbar the Great, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb in its various aspects that is political, legal, social, cultural, religious and military.