Grand Trunk Road and Mughal inland trade networks (1526-1761)

1. Babur wins First Battle of Panipat

   Apr 21, 1526Labels: Babur, Panipat, Mughal Empire

   • Britannica
   • Panipat Govt

2. Sher Shah defeats Humayun at Chausa

   Jun 26, 1539Labels: Sher Shah, Chausa, Bihar

   • Britannica
   • Battle Chausa

3. Sur state rebuilds Grand Trunk Road corridor

   Jan 1, 1540Labels: Sur state, Grand Trunk, Sonargaon

   • CBC India
   • Sher Shah

4. Sher Shah defeats Humayun at Kannauj

   May 17, 1540Labels: Sher Shah, Kannauj, Sur consolidation

   • Battle Kannauj
   • Britannica

5. Sarais and dak system institutionalize route logistics

   Jan 1, 1542Labels: Sarai, Dak system, Sur administration

   • CBC India
   • Tarikh Sher

6. Distance markers (Kos Minars) standardize travel measurement

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Kos Minars, milestones, road infrastructure

   • Kos Minar
   • CBC India

7. Akbar restores Mughal rule after Panipat

   Nov 5, 1556Labels: Akbar, Second Battle, Mughal restoration

   • Britannica
   • Panipat Govt

8. Aurangzeb dies, accelerating imperial fragmentation

   Mar 3, 1707Labels: Aurangzeb, imperial fragmentation, succession struggles

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge Core

9. Company victory at Plassey reshapes Bengal’s trade-state

   Jun 23, 1757Labels: Battle of, East India, Bengal

   • Britannica
   • NAM

10. Afghan–Maratha conflict disrupts North Indian routes

    Jan 1, 1758Labels: Afghan Maratha, Marathas, Ahmad Shah

    • Afghan Maratha
    • Britannica

11. Third Battle of Panipat ends Maratha bid in North India

    Jan 14, 1761Labels: Third Battle, Ahmad Shah, Maratha defeat

    • Britannica
    • Panipat 1761

12. Company victory at Buxar cements revenue control

    Oct 22, 1764Labels: Battle of, East India, revenue control

    • Britannica
    • Buxar

13. Treaty of Allahabad transfers diwani to Company

    Aug 16, 1765Labels: Treaty of, diwani, Shah Alam

    • Treaty
    • Britannica