T HE M ONGOLS, T HE M OGULS, AND THE B RITISHM ONGOLSM OGULSB RITISH

T HE M ONGOLS Discuss: What was Columbus looking for when he “discovered” the Americas? Why?

T HE M OGULS Centralized government that brought together many smaller kingdoms Persian art and culture Periods of great religious tolerance A style of architecture (e.g. the Taj Mahal) Successful education system Muslims html

T HE B RITISH Review: What do we already know about British colonial rule? What do we already know about Company rule?

T HE B RITISH (B EGINNING 1700 S ) British India was initially under Company Rule through the British East India Company. British East India Company had been given a monopoly of all English trade to Asia by royal grant. Collection of taxes was the main function of government. About one third of the produce of the land was extracted from the cultivators and passed up to the state through a range of intermediaries, who were entitled to keep a proportion for themselves.

T HE B RITISH Discuss: Why do you think India was called the “Crowned Jewel of the British Empire”? Review: What were some products India produced?

I NDIAN P RODUCTS

B RITISH R ULE (1750 S – 1947) Waged war on inland India and reaped the reward of successful warfare, which was the exercise of political power, notably over the rich province of Bengal. Indian states and their rules had to become subordinate allies to the British. Queen Victoria becomes Indian Empress