HIST 261 Lecture 6: HIST261 lectures 6-10
6 Jun 2016
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Foundations of the mughal empire o o o o o o o. Home is in uzbekistan but he has no place to go. Interest in india is to build up its strength to get uzbekistan. Hired as mercenary (soldier for hire) army to fight for rajputs. Displaces rajputs and lodhis to become sole ruler. Instead of defeating the rajputs, he displaces them to delhi so they can keep their ancestral land. Land he controls is from afghanistan to bihar to gwalior. Babur the brave, humayun the kind, akbar the great. South asian expeditions increased wealth and power at home. Sent back to exiles o o o o o. Mughal dream = a return to bukhara o make a proper return to uzbekistan. Motivation for colonizing india is to amass the wealth and power necessary to. Ousted from delhi by afghans, allies with persians against the afghans o o o o. Ally with persians is done entirely by diplomacy.
