Though the earliest Islamic invasion dates back to the 8^thc. in the Arab invasion of Sind, it was the Turkic invasions of the 12^th c. that culminated in the formation of the Delhi Sultanate. Islamic provinces were established in many regions starting from the 14^thc. In 1526, Babur, a Central Asian chieftain, invaded India and established the Mughal dynasty which under Aurangazeb almost covered the whole of India. Kingdoms such as the Vijayanagara, the Rajput and the Maratha offered stiff resistance to the Mughals. Islamic influence was generally much lesser in South India and Hindu kingdoms continued to hold sway. Islam ( Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen?) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are an originally Arabian ethnicity widespread in the Middle East and North Africa. ... Sindh (Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... This is the disambiguation page for the terms Turk, Turkey, Turkic, and Turkish. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The Delhi Sultanate, or Sulthanath-e-Hind/Sulthanath-e-Dilli refers to the various dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur (February 14, 1483 - December 26, 1530) was a famous Turco-Persian conqueror of North India. ... There have been three Battles of Panipat: The First battle of Panipat (1526), between the Mongols and the Delhi sultanate The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) The Third Battle of Panipat (1761), between the Marathas and the Afgans This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (November 3, 1618 - March 3, 1707), also known as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagar empire in the Southern part of India. ... A Rajput (from Sanskrit rāja-putra, son of a king) is a member of a prominent caste who live throughout northern and central India, primarily in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, although not all Rajputs find their origin in Rajasthan. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ...

By the 15^th c., European traders started to arrive in India to establish commodity trading. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

See also

• Islamic Empires in India
• Mughal Era