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 5
~15 min
hist.g7.s.ex_50
Claim Evidence Warrant
Prompt
Write a 300-word claim-evidence-warrant essay 'Was Akbar's sulh-i-kul a Renaissance of its own?' Apply global-Renaissance frame + cite Mughal women political actors + EIC presence.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric essay
rubric
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- 3
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- sulh-i-kul defined accurately
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- 3
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- 3+ Mughal cultural achievements
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- 3
- criterion
- 2+ Mughal women named (Nur Jahan + Jahanara Begum + Gulbadan Begum)
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- 2
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- EIC 1600+ presence cited
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- 3
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- Argues parallel to Italian Renaissance
Hints
- Akbar's court included Hindu + Muslim + Sikh + Jain + Christian + Zoroastrian advisors.
- Nur Jahan ruled effectively for years late in Jahangir's reign + minted coins in her name.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating Mughal as 'separate' from Renaissance
- Ignoring Mughal women's agency
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