Under the Mughal Empire, Muslims ruled India for about 300 years. The rule of the Mughals started in 1526 and ended in 1857.

Babur, the ruler of Ferganna, had been defeated in Samarkand. Desperate to expand his kingdom and add to his wealth, he crossed the Hindukush mountains in 1526. The Mughal dynasty in India ...

In the early 16th century, a warrior prince named Babur marched east from central Asia, conquering huge areas of land. Babur was descended from the Mongols who governed much of central Asia ...