HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Deccan Plateau, Babur, Nur Jahan
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1526: turkish-mongol conqueror babur ended the weak delhi sultanate. Said he was a descendant from both gk and t. Troops carried a supply of gunpowder, muskets, and cannons. Thus, delhi sultanate is finished after 320 years. A. 2. new empire he established was called mughal empire. Mughal monarchs were so rich and powerful that mughal rule became another way of saying wealth and imperial splendor: akbar enlarged the mughal empire. Muslim name- muhammad known as akbar (means most great ) B. 3. ruled mughal empire from 1556 to 1605 added new lands to the me early in his reign. B. 3. a. by the end of his reign, me covered almost all of n india and much of the deccan. Hindus in mughal lands outnumbered muslims by 4:1. Akbar decided that he needed hindu support in order to unify the empire. Spared rajputs" lives and invited them to help rule. Married a rajput princess and entrusted hindus with high government offices.
