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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