World Civ Timeline

Shah Jahan dies, leaving behind one of the most famous pieces of architecture, the Taj Mahal

Akbar dies, leaving one of the biggest empire in the world.

The Taj Mahal is finished for Shah Jahan's wife, Mumtaz

The Mughal Empire ends

Henry IV, King of France, is murdered. He is succeeded by his son, Louis XIII (d. 1643), during whose reign Cardin Richelieu ruled France de facto.

First African slaves in Virginia.

Death of Michelangelo

Pope Paul III authorizes the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius of Loyola

Birth of Isaac Newton

Start of the Mughal Empire

Irish potato famine begins