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The Mongols , The Moguls , and the British

The Mongols , The Moguls , and the British. The Mongols. Discuss: What was Columbus looking for when he “discovered” the Americas? Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wlWchiurc. The Moguls. Centralized government that brought together many smaller kingdoms Persian art and culture

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The Mongols , The Moguls , and the British

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  1. The Mongols, The Moguls, and the British

  2. The Mongols Discuss: What was Columbus looking for when he “discovered” the Americas? Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wlWchiurc

  3. The Moguls • Centralized government that brought together many smaller kingdoms • Persian art and culture • Periods of great religious tolerance • A style of architecture (e.g. the TajMahal) • Successful education system • Muslims http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/mughalempire_1.shtml

  4. The British • Review: What do we already know about British colonial rule? What do we already know about Company rule?

  5. The British (Beginning 1700s) • British India was initially under Company Rule through the British East India Company. • British East India Company had been given a monopoly of all English trade to Asia by royal grant. • Collection of taxes was the main function of government. About one third of the produce of the land was extracted from the cultivators and passed up to the state through a range of intermediaries, who were entitled to keep a proportion for themselves.

  6. The British • Discuss: Why do you think India was called the “Crowned Jewel of the British Empire”? • Review: What were some products India produced? http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/east_india_01.shtml

  7. Indian Products

  8. British Rule (1750s – 1947) • Waged war on inland India and reaped the reward of successful warfare, which was the exercise of political power, notably over the rich province of Bengal. • Indian states and their rules had to become subordinate allies to the British. • Queen Victoria becomes Indian Empress • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWedTbuAtR4

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