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Muslim Gunpowder COMP
Between the Mughal and Ottoman Muslim Gunpowder Empires, the Mughal and Ottoman were both similar in their wealth, however, the two Muslim Gunpowder Empires differed in religious practices, and in their trade tactics. The Mughal and Ottoman Empires differed from eachother in religion, the Mughal Empire was religiously tolerant while the Ottoman were not. In the Mughal Empire, under Akbar's rule, the
Mughals had a high religious tolerance. They had a religious practice known as the "Divine
Faith", in which all people are able to practice their religion freely as long as Akbar's rules are followed. However in the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman did not have a religious tolerance for non­Muslims. They set up a Millet, a community for religious minorities. The Ottoman and
Mughal Empires were different in their religion being that the Mughals were religiously tolerant to non­Muslims, while the Ottoman were not
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The Mughal and the Ottoman Empires were both similar in wealth, both empires had items that symbolized how wealthy their empires were. Within the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built as a tomb for his wife. The Peacock Throne was a symbol of how wealthy the Ottoman Empire was. The Peacock Throne was a throne made out of beautiful peacock feathers and jewels. This throne cost more than than the Taj Mahal did. Both the Ottoman and
Mughal Empires were similar with eachother in wealth, due to the fact that the empires had enough money to construct the Taj Mahal and the Peacock Throne. The Ottoman and Mughal Empires differed from eachother in their treatment of non­Muslims.
In the Ottoman empire, the Devshirme was intact. The Devshirme was a system which young
Christian boys were to fight. Under Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire heavily taxed Hindus and had a special tax, known as Jizya, that non­Muslims received.

Between the Mughal and Ottoman Muslim Gunpowder Empires, the Mughals and Ottoman were both similar in their wealth

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