The Mughals ruled northern India from 1526 – 1857 AD where the Lodhi’s was the last dynasty to rule India. The invasion started all because of India's reputation of being the only known source of diamond mines in the world and it's flushing International trade attracted many invasions. “North Indian kingdoms resisted invasions by Arab and Turks for centuries, but soon small Islamic empires or Sultanate were established in several parts of the north. Before these invasions, Muslim trading communities who arrived from Arabia in small numbers via the Indian Ocean were already trading in the cost of south India especially in Carla. Arabs, Turks, and Afghans invaded parts of north India and established the Delhi Sultanate during the 12th and 13th century” (mocomi-kids, Jan 13, 2015) . “There was a great impact in culture with the
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Bahadur Shah – Aurangzeb’s son- took over the throne and was able to start a civil war among the Maratha Empire. He sent an army to the north to fight the Sikh’s rebellion but that resulted in his death in 1712. Jahandar Shah -Bahadur’s son- took the throne and lost more northern territory to the Sikhs, and later was murdered by his nephew Farukhsiyar, and claimed the throne in 1713 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers. Farukhsiyar then later hoped to remove the Sayyid Brothers from power but, was defeated and killed. Thus, led to the Sayyid Brothers in installing Muhammad Shah as the emperor of the Mughals empire in 1719 to 1748. The Mughals and the Marathas were in a lot of conflicts together but, put all that aside and agreed to help each other to fight the Durrani Empire. After ruling for approximately 250 years, the Mughals and the Marathas were ultimately defeated by the Durrani in the third battle of Panipat in
Bahadur Shah – Aurangzeb’s son- took over the throne and was able to start a civil war among the Maratha Empire. He sent an army to the north to fight the Sikh’s rebellion but that resulted in his death in 1712. Jahandar Shah -Bahadur’s son- took the throne and lost more northern territory to the Sikhs, and later was murdered by his nephew Farukhsiyar, and claimed the throne in 1713 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers. Farukhsiyar then later hoped to remove the Sayyid Brothers from power but, was defeated and killed. Thus, led to the Sayyid Brothers in installing Muhammad Shah as the emperor of the Mughals empire in 1719 to 1748. The Mughals and the Marathas were in a lot of conflicts together but, put all that aside and agreed to help each other to fight the Durrani Empire. After ruling for approximately 250 years, the Mughals and the Marathas were ultimately defeated by the Durrani in the third battle of Panipat in