a government or country is destabilised when it begins to lose power and control

a guru is a religious leader in the Sikh religion

discrimination involves treating a person or particular group of people in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of characteristics like their race or religion

a martyr is a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs; they are often admired because of this suffering

The Mughal empire in the 17th century

History

The foundation of the Mughal Empire

Early Mughal rule

Akbar the Great

Governance and religious policy under Akbar

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?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Aurangzeb's royal name 'Alamgir' meant...

Which Deccan state resisted the Mughal Empire most strongly?

The Mughal-Maratha war led to the deaths of over {{}} million soldiers in the Mughal army.

In the late seventeenth century a rebellion broke out against Aurangzeb's attempt to take over the Rajput kingdom of...

Which religious group was mistreated by Aurangzeb in the late seventeenth century?

Before Akbar abolished it, non-Muslims paid the {{}} tax in the Mughal Empire.

Under Akbar's rule, religious debates were held at the...

The official name for the religious debates Akbar held.

There was a risk that religious {{}} could lead to a serious rebellion in the Mughal Empire.

When Akbar became emperor the {{}} systems of the Mughal Empire were chaotic.

Why was the dahsala an improvement on the Mughal Empire's old taxation system?

The Mughal empire in the 17th century

Lesson outcome

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