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The coming of the Mughals
The Mughal Empire
The Mughal (or Mogul) Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries.It consolidated Islam in South Asia, and spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture as well as the faith.The Mughals were Muslims who ruled a country with a large Hindu majority. However for much of their empire they allowed Hindus to reach senior government or military positions.
Baber
Babur the first Mughal Emperor, was a descendent of Genghis Khan and Tamerlaine.
Babur moved into Afghanistan in 1504, and then moved on to India, apparently at the invitation of some Indian princes who wanted to dispose of their ruler. Babur disposed of the ruler, and decided to take over himself.
He captured the Turkic Ghur'iat Sultanate of Delhi in 1526, imposing his rule on most of Northern India.
Under Babur Hinduism was tolerated and new Hindu temples were built with his permission.
Trade with the rest of the Islamic world, especially Persia and through Persia to Europe, was encouraged.
Babur brought a broad-minded, confident Islam from central Asia. His first act after conquering Delhi was to forbid the killing of cows because that was offensive to Hindus.
He even wrote an autobiography, The Babur - Namah. The autobiography is candid, honest and at times even poetic.
The Mughals brought many changes to India:
Centralised government that brought together many smaller kingdoms
Delegated government with respect for human rights
Persian art and culture
Persian language mixed with Arabic and Hindi to create Urdu
Periods of great religious tolerance
A style of architecture (e.g. the Taj Mahal)
A system of education that took account of pupils' needs and culture
Objectives
• Demonstrate the start of Mughal Empire
• Explore and explain the arrival of Babur in Subcontinent
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