Four phases of Mughal history
Four phases of Mughal history

The Mughal Empire was a Muslim, Persianate dynasty that grew from a Central Asian invasion into a powerful Indian empire. A useful pattern is foundation under Babur, consolidation under Akbar, high imperial culture under Jahangir and Shah Jahan, and overextension from Aurangzeb to Nadir Shah.
Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level History The Rise and Decline of the Mughal Empire in India 1526–1739 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Unit group 1, Unit group 2 and Unit group 3, plus the Y100 non-exam assessment format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.