World History II

Unit 4: Interactions Across the Globe

Chapter 20: The Mughal Empire: Muslim Rulers and Hindu Subjects

20: Mon, Nov 11, 2024

Please post in the forum for the day a short essay in response to this question:

Share your observations and questions on the topic of power in the Mughal Empire. If you look up more information in sources beyond the textbook, include links or citations. Here are some prompts to help you get started:

• Review the textbook's discussions of succession from one emperor to the next. How did a Mughal emperor become emperor and legitimatize his rule?
• Contrast the leadership of figures like Babur, Akbar, Nur Jahan, and Aurangzeb. What kinds of power did they exert and where? Where were they more and less successful?
• What challenges to conquest and expansion did the Mughals face? Where and how were they able to overcome these challenges?

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