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Akbar to Aurangzeb: Influence on India. Danielle Naldoza January 2012 1A. Akbar. Akbar ruled from 1556 to 1605 2 nd Emperor for Mughal Empire Cultural, economic progress , and religious harmony The greatest Mughal expansion Married a Rajput Princess . Jehangir.
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Akbar to Aurangzeb: Influence on India Danielle Naldoza January 2012 1A
Akbar • Akbar ruled from 1556 to 1605 • 2nd Emperor forMughal Empire • Cultural, economic progress , and religious harmony • The greatest Mughal expansion • Married a Rajput Princess
Jehangir • Had a disinterest in expansion • Continued to be in warfare • L • L • l
Shah Jahan • Khurram was his other name • Killed other heirs for power • result of great political intrigue
Aurangzeb • second longest ruling emperor after Akbar • Against other religions than his • strict follower of Surfism • Found the arts distasteful • After him, Mughal Empire weakened
Religious • Akbar was tolerant of Muslims • Aurangzeb destroyed Hindu temples • Jahangir tolerant towards Hindus, Christians and Jews
Social • Jahangir strived to reform society
Works Cited • http://asianhistory.about.com/od/india/p/akbarthegreatbio.htm • www.Wikipedia.com • www.indianest.com • www.google.com • Howard Spodek’s The World’s History