HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pachacuti, Ezana Of Axum, Lake Texcoco
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Science and learning under the gupta injections, surgery, #"s (infinity, 0, 1-10) Rajputs warrior kings, ruled india in 800-900"s, convert to hinduism, kshatryas (warriors), honor and bravery. Suttee a faithful wife would die when her husband died, burned in his funeral pyre. Tamerlane descent from gengis khan, conquered delhi, after his death his empire fell. Babur turkish-mongol conqueror, overthrew delhi sultanate in 1526, start mughal. Mughal empire started in 1526, babur, akbar, jahangir, shah jahan, aurangzeb. Akbar (reign 1556-1605) add new lands, religious tolerance. Jahangir (reign 1605-1627) nur jahan, his wife, ruled in his stead. Shah jahan (reign 1628-1658) cruel to his enemies, taj mahal for his wife. Taj mahal built for mumtaz mahal, shah jahan"s wife, tomb w/ 4 minarets. beautiful. Aurangzeb son of shah jahan, tried to make india an islamic state. Red fort at agra one of 3 royal residences built on and within walls of red sandstone, had a treasury.
