Vocab:
1. Babur
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Shah Jahan
5. Aurengzeb
Guiding Questions:
1. How was religious tolerance
different between each Shah?
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spelled Mughals
 In 1500 the Indian subcontinent was
unified by the Mogul Dynasty
 Started by Babur
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Descendant of Genghis Khan
His military was small but had very
advanced weaponry
Expanded his land through the Khyber pass
and through the plains of North India
 Babur’s
grandson, Akbar, was only 14 when
he took the throne
 Took most of India during his reign
 Was a Muslim and practiced religious
tolerance
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Even had Christians in his court
Had a Hindu wife
 Akbar
Era was a time of progress, peace and
stability
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Tries to help women, outlaws Sati
 Akbar
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was succeeded by his son, Jahangir
Continued to strengthen the empire
 Jahangir’s
wife Nur Jahan had
considerable influence
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Arranged the marriage of her husband’s 3rd
son Shah Jahan (the successor) to her niece
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No money in the treasury
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Jahan had lots of problems
Had to raise taxes
People lived in poverty
On the plus side he built the Taj Mahal!
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Jahan’s son Aurangzeb killed his
brother and imprisoned Shah Jahan.
 Aurangzeb crowned himself emperor in
 Aurangzeb
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Not religiously tolerant
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was highly controversial
Forced Hindus to convert to Islam
Outlawed drinking and gambling
Many revolts against him by his own people
Ignored education
Used all the $$ on warfare
 Also,
the British are going to imperialize and
control India in the 1700’s.
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Hurts India’s technology, military, trade, etc.