Amritsar

City · 1574 CE · in South Asia

Capital of Sikh Confederacy (1762–1799).

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Around the same time and place

Mughal Empire founded (1526–1857 CE): Empire founded by Babur that at its height ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, famed for its wealth, administration and architecture.
Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 CE): Series of Muslim dynasties ruling from Delhi, beginning with Qutb ud-Din Aibak in 1206 and ending with the Lodi defeat at Panipat in 1526.
Guru Nanak (1469 CE – 1539 CE): Founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus, born at Talwandi, now Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.
Babur (1483 CE – 1530 CE): Timurid prince from the Fergana Valley who took Kabul in 1504 and founded the Mughal Empire after victory at Panipat in 1526.
First Battle of Panipat (1526 CE): Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last Delhi sultan, using field artillery and cavalry tactics.
Akbar (1542 CE – 1605 CE): Third Mughal emperor, who expanded the empire across northern India and pursued religious tolerance and administrative reform.
Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) (c. 1581 CE): Holiest gurdwara of Sikhism in Amritsar, built under Guru Arjan; its upper floors were gilded in the early 19th century.
Aurangzeb (1618 CE – 1707 CE): Sixth Mughal emperor under whom the empire reached its greatest extent; his long Deccan wars strained its resources.