1. The Great Mughal Empire 1526-1707

2. What have we learned? MUGHAL EMPIRE

3. Muslims quickly spread by conquering & trading. First using the Khyber Pass to invade northern India. Secondly, using the Khyber Pass to establish a great trading empire, rich in culture and wealth. Mughal rulers created a powerful Islamic empire with military might. An economy &culture then flourished. The Mughal Empire

4. KHYBER PASS HINDU KUSH MOUNTAINS

5.  Genghis Khan  Used Khyber Pass to invade and est. trade.  Est. Mughal Empire BABUR 1526 - 1530 THE FIRST OF THE MUGHALS

6. Absentminded, couldn’t make decisions. Overthrown. Came back to invade. Tragic death. HUMAYUN 1530 - 1556 THE LUCKLESS LEADER

7. Greatest. Expanded empire. Delegated power, religious tolerance. Intellectual debates. Hindu part of gov’t. Khyber Pass used - est. large trading econ. Builder, developing great architectural style. AKBAR 1556 - 1605 THE GREAT

9. Maintained “status quo”. Patron of the arts, paintings. Allowed British trade. JEHANGIR 1605 - 1627 THE STABLE ONE

10. Patron of the arts. Lover of BIG things. Blender of Persian & Hindu style. Taj Mahal. SHAH JEHAN 1627 - 1658 THE MASTER BUILDER

11. Masterpiece of the World. Registered as World Heritage Site. 1 of 7 Wonders of the World. Architecture had NEVER been surpassed.

12. Aggressive, intolerant. Discriminated Hindus, destroyed temples, executed artists. Expanded into south. Army, gov’t., economy weakened. AURANGZEB 1658 - 1707 THE INTOLERANT

13. Became target of invasion due to weakness. British invaded. Took control. Mughal Empire just a memory… THE FALL