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The Great Mughal Empire 1526-1707

The Great Mughal Empire 1526-1707. Mughal Empire. What have we learned?. The Mughal Empire. Mughal rulers created a powerful Islamic empire with military might. An economy &culture then flourished . Muslims quickly spread by conquering & trading.

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The Great Mughal Empire 1526-1707

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  1. The Great Mughal Empire 1526-1707

  2. Mughal Empire • What have we learned?

  3. The Mughal Empire Mughal rulers created a powerful Islamic empire with military might. An economy &culture then flourished. Muslims quickly spread by conquering & trading. First using the Khyber Pass to invade northern India. Secondly, using the Khyber Pass to establish a great tradingempire, rich in culture and wealth.

  4. Khyber PassHindu Kush Mountains

  5. Babur 1526 - 1530The First of the Mughals • Genghis Khan • Used Khyber Pass to invade and est. trade. • Est. Mughal Empire

  6. Humayun 1530 - 1556The Luckless Leader • Absentminded, couldn’t make decisions. • Overthrown. • Came back to invade. • Tragic death.

  7. Akbar 1556 - 1605The Great • Greatest. • Expanded empire. • Delegated power, religious tolerance. • Intellectual debates. • Hindu part of gov’t. • Khyber Pass used - est. large trading econ. • Builder, developing great architectural style.

  8. Jehangir 1605 - 1627The Stable One • Maintained “status quo”. • Patron of the arts, paintings. • Allowed British trade.

  9. Shah Jehan 1627 - 1658The Master Builder • Patron of the arts. • Lover of BIG things. • Blender of Persian & Hindu style. • Taj Mahal.

  10. Masterpiece of the World. • Registered as World Heritage Site. • 1 of 7 Wonders of the World. • Architecture had NEVER been surpassed.

  11. Aurangzeb 1658 - 1707The Intolerant • Aggressive, intolerant. • Discriminated Hindus, destroyed temples, executed artists. • Expanded into south. • Army, gov’t., economy weakened.

  12. The fall • Became target of invasion due to weakness. • British invaded. Took control. • Mughal Empire just a memory…

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