1556 in India

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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1556 in India.

Events

• 14 February – at the age of 13 Akbar becomes the emperor of Mughal India ^[1]
• 7 October – Hemu, the Chief Minister and general of Adil Shah Suri defeats the Mughals in the Battle of Tughlaqabad and captures Delhi.
• 5 November – The Mughals defeat Hemu in the Second Battle of Panipat and recapture Delhi.

Births

• 17 December – Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana poet (died 1627)
• Ibrahim Adil Shah II, later king of Bijapur Sultanate (died 1627)

Deaths

• 1 January – Humayun of Mughal India (born 1508)

See also

• India portal

References

1. Eraly, Abraham (2000). Emperors of the peacock throne: the saga of the great Mughals (Rev. ed.). New Delhi: Penguin books. p. 117. ISBN   978-0-14-100143-2 . Retrieved 21 November 2024.