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Chapter 1 to 5.pmd. 4 THE MUGHAL EMPIRE. Ruling as large a territory as the Indian subcontinent with such a diversity of people and cultures was an extremely difficult task for any ruler to accomplish in the Middle Ages.
the Middle Ages. Quite in contrast to their predecessors, the Mughals created an empire and accomplished what had hitherto seemed possible for only short periods of time. From the latter half of the sixteenth century, they expanded their kingdom from Agra and Delhi, until in the seventeenth century they controlled nearly all of the subcontinent.
The Mughals and Their Empire. The name Mughal derives from Mongol. Though today the term evokes the grandeur of an empire, it was not the name the rulers of the dynasty chose for themselves. They referred to themselves as Timurids, as descendants of the Turkish ruler Timur on the paternal side.
The Mughal Empire ruled over a good part of India from the 16th century to the 19th century with their imperial power declining in the 18th century. This is an important topic for the UPSC exam history segment.
In this Unit we will first explain the basis of imperial ideology tracing it from the central Asian tradition and the innovations made by the Mughal rulers. After this you will be introduced to the various interpretations on the nature of the Mughal state and the debates regarding the decline of the Mughal empire.
Oct 22, 2004 · Examines the history of the Mughal presence in India from 1526to the mid-eighteenth century; Creates a new framework for understanding the Mughal empire by addressing themes that have not been explored before. Subtly traces the legacy of the Mughals’ world in today's India.
CONTENTS Listofmapsandtables pagexii Generaleditor'spreface xiii Preface xv Introduction i 1 Conquestandstability 6 2Thenewempire 29 3 Autocraticcentralism 58 ...
Political history. THE MUGHAL EMPIRES FIRST PHASE (1526–40) vided into a number of regional states. Within the area included in Central Asia for the purposes of this volume1 were found the independent principality of Kashmir, the Lang ̄ah kingdom of Multan (southern Punjab) an.
The empire would survive until 1858, but it was already beginning to fall apart by 1750. This map details the growth of the Mughal Empire under three of its rulers, Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb. By Santosh.mbahrm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
2019, The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan, edited by Ebba Koch and Ali Anoohshahr, Mumbai: The Marg Foundation. The introduction discusses the research on Shah Jahan, the transition between Jahangir and Shah Jahan and the chapters of the contributors to the volume. See Full PDF.
