Humayun returns to Delhi, 962 AH

عودة همايون إلى دلهي سنة ٩٦٢هـ

1555 CE · 962 AH – 1555 CE · 962 AH

Delhi

In 962/1555 Sultan Humayun recovered Delhi from the Sur sultans after fifteen years in exile, and the capital was Mughal once more 1.

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The Gunpowder Empires
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South Asia
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The Gunpowder Empires

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Delhi

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Humayun ibn Babur

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Coronation of Aurangzeb at Delhi· Founding of Shahjahanabad· Ibn Battuta named envoy to China· Completion of the Jama Masjid of Delhi· Nadir Shah sacks Delhi (1739)· Inauguration of the Red Fort, Delhi· Siege of Delhi· Timur Takes Delhi in 801 AH

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  1. Akbarnama
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