Mughal rule in India
I can assess the factors responsible for Mughal conquests in India during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Mughal rule in India
I can assess the factors responsible for Mughal conquests in India during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Key learning points
- By the end of the 17th century, the Mughals ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent.
- Mughal conquest was often violent, especially involving wars against other Indian states.
- A range of non-violent factors contributed to the Mughal conquests in India.
- Some of the factors responsible for Mughal conquests enhanced the effects of one another.
Keywords
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Alliance - an alliance is an agreement between two or more countries to work together
Common misconception
Violence was not important during the reign of some monarchs such as Akbar the Great.
Violence was consistently part of the reigns of Mughal emperors. Akbar ordered the massacre of 30 000 people living in Mewar after they resisted the Mughal army in 1568.
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