Mughals By: Kinsey Peterson Chris White

Social Women were lower than men – had a different market day – Nur Jahan- – Nur Jahan- wife to king, handled affairs, helped rule the empire, brilliant politician Family tension – Akbar had many wives and widows could remarry – Aurangzeb killed his brother and put his dad in jail Cultural blending – Upper class spoke Persian – Spoke Hindi – Armies spoke Urdu Lower class suffered while the upper class lived extravagant lives

Political Government was a bureaucracy – Natives and foreigners could be high officials Stronger leaders vs. weak leaders – Babur- – Babur- good military leader – Akbar- – Akbar- liberal ruler – Jahangir and Nur Jahan- – Jahangir and Nur Jahan- good control of power – Shah Jahan- – Shah Jahan- built Taj Mahal – Aurangzeb- – Aurangzeb- killed brother, put dad in jail Golden Age Rebellions – Nur Jahan’s son- Khusrau rebelled Joined Sikhs – Rajputs rebelled  never completely defeated

Political continued Located in India Achievements – Babur conquered territory -the foundation of the empire – Akbar- used artillery and cannons – Unified land of 100 million people

Interactions Men mostly ruled Nur Jahan- – Except for Nur Jahan- wife to king, handled affairs, helped rule the empire, brilliant politician Over 2 million people dies of famine under Aurangzeb Expanded and spread their culture through India – Art and literature flourished Good at making allies – Akbar turned enemies into allies Farmers needed a way to irrigate crops

Culture Had marriage and death celebrations Religious tolerance – Let people in the empire practice their own religion Art flourished – Illustrations Developed a style of architecture Massive but graceful structures Decorated with intricate stone work Built the Taj Mahal Land grant system – Bad- officials did not devolve themselves to land

Economic Akbar- the best economic ruler – Better taxes- more people paid taxes – Brought money to the empire – Had a land grants Bad – no officials devolved themselves to land Aurgazeb drained India of all its resources Shah Jahan came to power when the country was weak – Country suffered badly – Bad roads – Needed way to irrigate their crops

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