1556 in India
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Events in the year 1556 in India.
Events
- 14 February – at the age of 13 Akbar becomes the emperor of Mughal India
- 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
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