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19: Wed, Nov 6, 2024
Please post in the forum for the day a short essay in response to this question:
Share your notes, questions, thoughts, and observations on the topic of community in the Mughal Empire.
What are your thoughts on the textbook's discussion of the Mughal Empire as divided into "Muslim rulers, Hindu subjects"?
What forces exerted pressure on religious expression and affiliation for the Muslim rulers?
Who are the Marathas, the Rajputs, and the Ahoms? What about other religions?
What do you think a "social pyramid" of the Mughal Empire would look like? Consider roles and offices like the mansabdars and the four ministries, the zamindars, Indian nobility, the ruling family, and religious authorities, as well as different religions and kinds of livelihoods.
What are relationships like between the Mughals and the Ottomans? Between the Mughals and the Safavids? Between the Mughals and Europeans? How do religious divides underscore political divides?
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