The battle of Dharmat was fought between Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh in 1658 for Shahjahan's throne. Dara Shikoh was defeated by Aurangzeb.

He was defeated by his nephew Farrukhsiyyar, who was helped by Sayyid Brothers.

Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq founded the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320 AD (CE). Nasir-ud-din Mahmud was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty (1395-1412 AD).

Alam Khan, along with Daulat Khan Lodi, invited Babur to India. In the first battle of Panipat in 1526, Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur.

Qutb-ud-din Aibak died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan (polo) in 1210. He was succeeded by Aram Shah. Qutb-ud-din Aibak was the founder of the first independent Turkish kingdom in Northern India in 1206.

Ibrahim Adil Shah II was the ruler of Bijapur and wrote Kitab-i-Nauras. Amir Khusrau is known as the 'father of qawwali' in India.

After the death of Aravidu Ramaraya, the Wodeyars began to assert themselves further and King Raja Wodeyar I wrested control of Srirangapatna from the Vijayanagara governor (Mahamandaleshvara) Aravidu Tirumalla. It was a development which elicited the tacit approval of Venkatapati Raya, the incumbent king of the diminished Vijayanagar Empire ruling from Chandragiri.

Sangama dynasty was founded by Harthara-I. Saluva dynasty was founded by Narasimha Saluva by defeating Dev Rayua-II of Sangama dynasty. Taluva dynasty was founded by Vira Narasimha and was succeeded by Krishna Deva Raya and Achyuta Raya.

Angkor Wat Temple was originally constructed as a Hindu temple for the Khmer Empire. It gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of 12th century. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II. 

Ahmadnagar was founded by Malik Ahmad of Nizam Shahi dynasty in 1490. It was annexed by Shahjahan in 1633 into the Mughal Empire.

Bhakta Tukaram (1608-1650) was a Marathi Bhakti poet and a devotee of Lord Krishna. Time period of Jahangir was 1605-1627.

Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh and not Guru Tegh Bahadur.

In 1612, Sir Thomas Roe visited the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the Company exclusive rights to reside and build factories in Surat and other areas. In return, the Company offered to provide the Emperor with goods and rarities from the European market. Jahangir accepted the proposal and the Company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1613), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).

Vijaya Vittala Temple is located at Hampi. It was the capital of Vijayanagar kingdom during the reign of Krishna Deva Raya.

Sankhya yoga believes that self-knowledge leads to liberation. Almost all the rest of the philosophies of India adopted Sankhya as its main base. Sankhya yoga also believes in rebirth. According to Sankhya darshan, each purusha experiences bhoga, apavarga and takes birth repeatedly until kaivalya (moksha).

William Hawkins visited the court of Jahangir and received a 'farman' which allowed East India Company to set up their first factory at Surat in 1613.