D.A.G. World History Period 1

A. Change comes to India  In The Thirteenth Century, Islamic rulers India established a government that lasted for 320 years.

A. Change comes to India  Muslims Gain Control  Islamic invaders who entered India carried off Hindu art, jewels, gold, silver, and slaves.  One of the cruelest of these invaders was an Afghan ruler, or sultan, named Mahmud of Ghazi.  They took what they wanted and returned to their own kingdoms in central Asia.

A. Change comes to India Extending the Delhi sultanate  The Delhi sultanate soon become famous as a center of Islam. One of Qutb Ud- Aibak’s first acts as sultan was to destory the Hindus to convert to Islam.  Hindu who would not accept Islam had to pay additional taxes.  With the wealth gained from trade and taxes. Qutb ud –Aibak and later sultans maintained lavish courts.

A. Change comes to India Hindu –Muslims Differences  Muslims and Hindus were uneasy neighbors in India.  Conflicts developed when many or India's Hindu had to choose between converting to Islam and being killed or taken into slavery.  The beliefs of the two groups were so different that their cultures did not blend easily

B. The Delhi Sultanate is Destroyed  Tamerlane, a Mongol nomad, invaders India in 1398

B. The Delhi Sultanate is destroyed  Tamerlane Captures Delhi  Stories of Tamerlane’s cruelty spread terror throughout the region.  He led a Calvary of almost 100,000 men into Delhi and nearly destroyed the city  However, after collecting his riches,Tamerlane left as quickly as he had come

B. The Delhi Sultanate is destroyed  Other Attacks by Tamerlane  Tamerlane set out to establish control in the middle East and central Asia.  When cities rebelled against his rule, he destroyed them, killed all the people, and mad towers of their skulls.  In 1399, he advanced into Egypt.

C. Mughal Empire  The Mughal Empire, founded by Babur, brought about many accomplished and reforms.

C. Mughal Empire  Origins of the Mughal Empire  In 1526, an Islamic chief in north in India asked Babur to help him put down a Hindu rebellion.  Babur conquered not only the rebels but also the chief who asked him for help.  By the time Babur died in 1530, his empire had spread from Kabul, in Afghanistan, to the mouth of the Ganges River in the country now called Bangladesh.

C. Mughal Empire  The Rule of Akbar  Babur’s grandson, Akbar, took over the empire in 1556, when he was only 13 years old.  His empire covered two-thirds of south Asia, most of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north and central India.  Akbar also reformed the economy and the tax system, which enriched the empire.

C. Mughal Empire  Akbar’s Successors  Akbar was succeeded by his son Jahangir, who ruled from 1605 to  Political stability, excellent economic activity, and superb painting and architecture made him a popular ruler.  Both rulers continued Akbar’s tolerant policies toward Hindus and expanded Mughal rule.

C. Mughal Empire  The religion of the Sikhs  A new religion arose in India at this time.  The Sikh religion began as a movement to combine the religion.  Guru Nanak composed groups to sing hymns in an eatery where both Muslims and Hindus of all castes would eat together.

C. Mughal Empire  Decline of the Mughal Empire  There were a number of factors that led to the decline of the Mughal Empire.  They went back to the policy of persecution.  They were anxious to profit from India’s rich trade.