The Mughal Empire was both similar and different to other Empires during the post classical time period. Some of the similarities were their weapons, The British used the longbow the Mughals also used bows except it was a composite bow. The Ottoman Empire used their cannons to take over Constantinople, the Mughals also used cannons to take over their enemies. Another similarity they had with other empires was architecture. They used domes arches and they had intricate geometric patterns inside the building. The other muslim empires also used the geometric patterns in their buildings. They used the arches and domes in the mosques and palaces. They also share similarity with the Byzantines Hagia Sophia with their Taj Mahal. Although the empires
