Danielle Naldoza January A

 Akbar ruled from 1556 to 1605  2 nd Emperor for Mughal Empire  economic progress and religious harmony  The greatest Mughal expansion  Married a Rajput Princess

 Son of Akbar  Continued to be in warfare  Continued the work of Akbar  Internal fights for power

 Son of Janhangir  Khurram was his birth name  Killed other heirs for power  result of great political intrigue

 second longest ruling emperor after Akbar  Against other religions than his  strict follower of Surfism  Found the arts distasteful  After him, Mughal Empire weakened

 Akbar built a strong empire  Alliances  Change in practices  Expansion

 Akbar changed India’s economy  Taxes on certain people  Alliances helped India’s economy

 Mughals were Muslim  Akbar was tolerant of Hindus  Aurangzeb destroyed Hindu temples  Taxes  New Religion

 Market segregations  Religion  Alliances with different ethnic backgrounds  Emperors strived to reform society

 Classics Period in India  Some had no interest in music  New distinct way for painting

 /akbarthegreatbio.htm /akbarthegreatbio.htm     Howard Spodek’s The World’s History