Today In Indian History (27th January)

1556- Death of Humayun, the second Mughal ruler, on January 27 in 1556. He died in Delhi from falling down the stairs of his library, known as the "Sher Mandal," within the Purana Qila (Old Fort) in Delhi.

After Humayun, Akbar ascended the Mughal throne on February 14, 1556. The brick coronation platform of Akbar, the known as Takht-i-Akbari, is located at Kalanaur in the Gurdaspur district in Punjab. The brick platform is the place where Akbar’s coronation took place in 1556.