Mughal- one of the nomads who invaded the Indian subcontinent in the 16th century and established a powerful empire there
Babur- set up the foundations for the Mughal empire
Akbar- barbur’s grandson
Sikh- a member of a nonviolent religious group whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism
Shah Jahan- built gardens, monuments, and forts while his people starved due to famine
Taj Mahal- a beautiful tomb in Agra, India, built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal
Aurangzeb- military strategic master and aggressive empire builder- ruled from 1658 to 1707
2. Akbar had a positive effect on the empire due to his tolerance of religion and strengthening the army, while Aurangzeb had a negative effect due to him expanding the empire too much and …show more content…
A prominent pattern when one looks at how leaders came to power in the Mughal Empire is one of assassination, violence, and civil war. For example, Shah Jahan killed all of his rivals, while Aurangzeb had his brother killed and his father imprisoned in order to secure power.
5. Aurangzeb’s harsh, intolerant, and repressive rule drove the Hindus and the Sikhs into open rebellion. To fund the wars against these rebels, he began to even more harshly tax Hindu merchants, driving them closer to rebellion in a self-perpetuating cycle.
6. Akbar’s tax policies were so successful because it was a graduated tax, based on a percentage of what one produced. Therefore this tax was more easily able to be paid by peasants and the poor, meaning the amount of people who actually paid the tax increased dramatically, which led to an equivalent increase in tax revenue.
7. Nur Jahan was likely able to wield as much power as she did because she was highly talented and charismatic. Alternatively, her husband, Jahangir, could also have not wanted to rule much, leaving her with power, or could have been somehow incapacitated through illness or some other infirmity, leaving her to rule in his
Babur- set up the foundations for the Mughal empire
Akbar- barbur’s grandson
Sikh- a member of a nonviolent religious group whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism
Shah Jahan- built gardens, monuments, and forts while his people starved due to famine
Taj Mahal- a beautiful tomb in Agra, India, built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal
Aurangzeb- military strategic master and aggressive empire builder- ruled from 1658 to 1707
2. Akbar had a positive effect on the empire due to his tolerance of religion and strengthening the army, while Aurangzeb had a negative effect due to him expanding the empire too much and …show more content…
A prominent pattern when one looks at how leaders came to power in the Mughal Empire is one of assassination, violence, and civil war. For example, Shah Jahan killed all of his rivals, while Aurangzeb had his brother killed and his father imprisoned in order to secure power.
5. Aurangzeb’s harsh, intolerant, and repressive rule drove the Hindus and the Sikhs into open rebellion. To fund the wars against these rebels, he began to even more harshly tax Hindu merchants, driving them closer to rebellion in a self-perpetuating cycle.
6. Akbar’s tax policies were so successful because it was a graduated tax, based on a percentage of what one produced. Therefore this tax was more easily able to be paid by peasants and the poor, meaning the amount of people who actually paid the tax increased dramatically, which led to an equivalent increase in tax revenue.
7. Nur Jahan was likely able to wield as much power as she did because she was highly talented and charismatic. Alternatively, her husband, Jahangir, could also have not wanted to rule much, leaving her with power, or could have been somehow incapacitated through illness or some other infirmity, leaving her to rule in his