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Chapter 15.3 Discussion Points. Warm - Up. What do you feel are the three most important contributions the Mogul empire brought to India?. Intro: The Mogul Dynasty. What was India like before the Mogul Dynasty? Where did the Moguls come from?. Indus River Valley. The Khyber Pass.
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Warm - Up • What do you feel are the three most important contributions the Mogul empire brought to India?
Intro: The Mogul Dynasty • What was India like before the Mogul Dynasty? • Where did the Moguls come from?
The Reign of Akbar • How was Akbar able to conquer most of India? • Was the empire highly centralized? • How did Akbar show tolerance in regards to: 1) Religion 2) Government • What was a Zamindar?
Decline of the Moguls • Shah Jahan’s (ruled: 1628 – 1658) Mistakes 1) Financial 2) Military • What were some of Aurangzeb’s (ruled: 1658 – 1707) attempted reforms? • Was Aurangzeb religiously tolerant? • What happened to Delhi in 1739?
The British in India • By 1650, the British have several forts in India. • Who was Robert Clive? What power was he given by the British government? • What power does Clive’s receive from the Moguls after their defeat? • How did the British offend the local Indian population?
Society and Daily Life in Mogul Culture • Role of Women? • Suttee • The economic lives of the people?
Mogul Culture • What type of influences in architecture? • What did Shah Jahan contribute to architecturally? • Painting styles?