India’s Muslim Empires Chapter 10 Section 4 India’s Muslim Empires
Mughal India Mongols invade India again 1526 Akbar the Great Led by Babur, descendant of Genghis Kham/Tamerlane Defeated the last sultan of the Delhi sultanate Set up Mughal Dynasty 1526-1857 Akbar the Great Leader of the Mughal Dynasty Muslim but supported by Hindus too Improved government by paying officials instead of letting them inherit jobs, encouraged trade, standardized weights, land reforms
Mughal India Jahangir Shah Jahan Akbar’s son, takes over after his death Weak ruler w/ a strong wife, Nur Jahan Shah Jahan Akbar’s grandson Also had a great wife, Mumtaz Mahal Built Taj Mahal for her
Mughal India Aurangzeb Shah’s son, usurps the throne Imprisoned Shah Ruled w/ intolerance, economy declined, raised taxes Europeans eventually gain control over the empire, late 1600s