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Humayun
(1508–1556)
BIRTH
March 6, 1508
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
1556
PLACE
Delhi, India
FAMILY
CHILDREN
Akbar the Great
(1542-1605)
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RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
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Humayun, son of Babur, was the second Mughal emperor and father of Akbar. After losing his Indian territories in 1540, he regained Delhi in 1555 and died after a fall in 1556. He married Hamida Banu Begum in 1541; she was Akbar’s mother.
EARLY LIFE
He ruled in northern India from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 until his death.
CAREER
DEATH
Humayun died after falling on the steps of his library in Delhi in 1556.
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