tolerance involves allowing people to do or believe what they want although your beliefs are different or you do not agree with them

if something is abolished, it is officially ended

a chronicle is a written record of things that happened in the past

revenue is the amount of money coming in, for example, into a government through tax or into a company

Governance and religious policy under Akbar

History

The foundation of the Mughal Empire

Early Mughal rule

Akbar the Great

The Mughal empire in the 17th century

Mughal rule in India

In this unit, pupils explored how violence shaped the Mughal Empire’s expansion. They will build on this understanding in ‘The East India Company: when did Mughal authority collapse?’ by investigating the eventual decline of Mughal authority and the impact of British colonial ambitions.

In ‘Medieval West Africa: why was medieval Mali so successful?’, pupils explored how Mali’s wealth from gold and salt trade, its strong leadership under rulers like Mansa Musa, and its Islamic scholarship contributed to its prosperity. This unit considers other strong leaders, focusing on the extent to which violence and military power were key to the expansion of the Mughal Empire in India.

In this unit, pupils learn about the foundation of the Mughal Empire, early Mughal rule and the way in which this had developed by the late 17th century. They end the unit by reflecting on the role played by violence during the expansion of Mughal rule in India.

The Mughal Empire: how important was violence to the Mughal conquests in India?

Which group of people paid the jizya tax before Akbar abolished it in the Mughal Empire?

What events did Akbar host at the Ibadat Khana?

Akbar had a chronicle of his reign produced in the 1590s, known as the...

Non-Muslims might rebel against the Mughals if treated poorly.

Almost all of the richest people were non-Muslim.

Why was there a risk that religious intolerance could lead to serious rebellion in the Mughal Empire?

When Akbar became emperor the taxation systems of the Mughal Empire were...

In 1580 Emperor Akbar introduced a new tax system called the...

After the Second Battle of {{}} the Mughals gained 120 war elephants.

The Mughals' capture of the Sultanate of Gujurat was important because it contained many...

the Mughals had captured many of their families

they were unhappy with their treatment by the Sultan of Bengal

During the 1570s, why did soldiers from Bengal often change sides to fight with the Mughals?

In 1567 Emperor Akbar declared that the war against __________ was a jihad.

The king of Amber's daughter was still a child.

The king of Amber's daughter was already married.

Why was it somewhat surprising that Akbar married the king of Amber's daughter?

In the kingdom of Amber, Akbar granted freedom of religious worship to...

Governance and religious policy under Akbar

Lesson outcome