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The Mughal Empire was the second empire, after the Maurya’s, to unify the Indian subcontinent under one political entity—extending from Bengal in the east to Balochistan in the west, Kashmir in the north, to the Kaveri basin in the south. Established in 1526 by Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur, the Mughals erected many splendid monuments, the most famous of which is the legendary Taj Mahal at Agra, as well as Pearl Mosque, the Red Fort, Jama Mosque and Lahore Fort. The Mughals transferred the Persian literary and high culture to India, thus forming the base for the Indo-Persian culture and the Spread of Islam in South Asia.