Analyze the MUGHAL EMPIRE 1526-1707 — Babur to Akbar to Shah Jahan to Aurangzeb, including the Taj Mahal, Akbar's syncretism (Din-i-Ilahi + sulh-i-kul), Mughal art + architecture + administration, Mughal women (Nur Jahan + Jahanara Begum), and the relationship with the British East India Company building toward 1757 Plassey (G8 preview) — FORMALLY-CITED KS3 NON-EUROPEAN SOCIETY STUDY
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~5 min
hist.g7.s.ex_48
Matching
Prompt
Match Mughal emperors to dates + 1 named achievement: (1) Babur ___ (2) Akbar ___ (3) Shah Jahan ___ (4) Aurangzeb ___
How it's presented
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Answer criteria
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- 1526-1530 — Battle of Panipat 1526
- 1556-1605 — sulh-i-kul + Din-i-Ilahi 1582
- 1628-1658 — Taj Mahal commissioned 1632
- 1658-1707 — empire peak ~5.3M km²; jizya reinstated 1679
Hints
- Akbar ruled 49 years.
- Shah Jahan commissioned Taj Mahal for Mumtaz Mahal who died childbirth 1631.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Akbar with Jahangir
- Treating Aurangzeb as simply intolerant
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