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Mughal Wars

1526–1707 South Asia Status: ended Casualties: Millions across two centuries

Babur won Panipat in 1526 with artillery and matchlocks. Akbar built a tolerant empire; Aurangzeb's wars against the Marathas and Deccan ate the treasury and broke the realm. By his death in 1707 the rot was terminal.

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Belligerents

  • Mughal Empire (Babur, Akbar, Aurangzeb)
  • Delhi Sultanate
  • Rajputs
  • Marathas
  • Sikhs
  • Deccan sultanates

Casualties

Millions across two centuries

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.