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In 1550 the Indian subcontinent was divided between Hindu and Muslim kingdoms. Then the Moguls established a new dynasty a brought a new era of unity to them. The moguls were not natives but they came from the mountains, north of the Indus River valley. The founder of the Moguls was Babur; his father came from the great Asian, Timur Lenk and his mother from the great Mogul conqueror Genghis Khan. Babur’s grandson came to the throne at age 14. And by 1605 lead the moguls to rule most of India. He was able to take over India with nothing else but heavy artillery, he had so much that his armies were able to overpower the stone fortress his enemies lived behind. Putting all the gunpowder aside the Moguls were also excellent negotiators. With the help of these two factors Akbar created the greatest Indian empire since the Mauryan dynasty which ended two thousand years earlier. The Moguls brought together Persian and Indian styles to make a whole new and treasured architectural style. This is best symbolised by the Taj Mahal located in Agra built by Shah Jahan. Another one of the Moguls great artistic goals was paintings. Just like their architecture they blended the two cultures (Persian and Indian) together and made their own unique style. Because of these arts going to India was thought to be any artists dream from as far away as the Mediterranean. Maybe so many people wanted to go because it is said that Moguls would reward a talented poet with his weight in gold.
 * __The Mogul Dynasty __**
 * __The Reign of Akbar __**
 * __Mogul Culture __**

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__**Moguls Information**__
**__The Mogul Expansion__** This shows you when and who the Moguls took over. ** __The Origins of the Moguls Empire__ ** This shows you there culture and way of life.
 * < ===Warefare=== ||< * ===Conquer India===
 * ===Battle Persians and British=== ||
 * < ===Arts=== ||< * ===Combine Persian and Indian motifs===
 * ===Excel at architecture and painting=== ||
 * < ===Government=== ||< * ===The emperor controls semi-independent states.=== ||
 * < ===Trade=== ||< * ===Trade with Europeans=== ||
 * < ===Religion=== ||< * ===Muslim, Hindu===
 * ===Religious tolerance=== ||
 * < ===Women=== ||< * ===Some social restrictions===
 * ===Serve as warriors, landowners, political advisers and business people=== ||

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**Key Figures: ** **__Babur- __**  **__Akbar- __** Later Babur became a grandfather when his grandson Akbur was born. And because of Babur’s work Akbur got to be at the throne at the age of only 14. **__Shah Jahan- __**  He was the man who ordered the building of the Taj Mahal. And who had an arranged marriage with Nur Jahan's niece. __**Aurangzeb-**__ One of Shah Jahan's sons was mad with power and imprisoned his own father and killed one of his brothers. **Key Places: ** **__Khyber Pass- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The route Baburs forces crossed to get to India. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Delhi- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">In a battle that the moguls were clearly outnumbered Babur was still able to capture Delhi. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Deccan Plateau- __** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Where Shah Jahan successfully expanded the empire to. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Calcutta__- ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Where fort William was located. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Chennai- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Where fort Madras was located. __**Agra-**__ Where Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Key Terms: ** **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Zamindar- __** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The local officials of farmland. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Suttee- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Creaming a window on her husband's funeral pyre. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Time line- __** **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1517- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Babur crosses Khyber pass into India. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1556- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Akbar becomes Mogul ruler. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1605- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Moguls rule most of India. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1739- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Persians sack Delhi. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1763- __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Treaty of Paris gives British control in India.
 * 1) 1. The founder of the mogul dynasty. His father was a descendent from the great Asian conqueror Timur Lenk. And his mother was a descendent from the Mongol conqueror Ghenis Khan.