The Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1857. It consolidated the Islam culture in South Asia and in result it spread the arts of the Muslim culture and its faith. The Mughal ruling class included the Muslims despite most of the subjects in the empire being Hindu. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was the founder of the empire. Under his rule the dynasty remained unstable, and was eventually exiled, until the reign of Akbar. Akbar, being unofficially involved with the dynasty since adolescents to adulthood, had the ideas, concepts, and most importantly foundation needed to make the Mughal dynasty into a powerful empire.
Under Akbars rule the court abolished the poll tax on non-Muslims and got rid of the use of the lunar Muslim calendar in favor of a solar calendar that became more useful to agriculture. Akbar had many useful ideas, especially regarding religion. One of his most unique ideas regarding religion was his idea of having an eclectic mix of Hinduism, which was a version of Sufi Islam, Zoroastrianism and Christianity. As a major influential leader of the Mughal empire Akbar still to this day is remembered as a tolerant ruler, enlightened thinker, and a philosopher king who had a genuine interest in all creeds and doctrines at a time when religious persecution was prevailing throughout Europe and Asia. He even started a new faith in an attempt to blend Islam with Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, along with many other faiths.
In India the Muslims came before the Mughals. The first Muslims to arrive came in the 8th Century. During the first half of the 10th Century Muslim ruler of Afghanistan took over Punjab several times. (Punjab is a major plain in Western India where many Muslims reside). Later on a more successful invasion that took place during the 12th Century was the formation and invasion of the city of Delhi. Eventually the Mughals matured out of
The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1857. It consolidated the Islam culture in South Asia and in result it spread the arts of the Muslim culture and its faith. The Mughal ruling class included the Muslims despite most of the subjects in the empire being Hindu. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was the founder of the empire. Under his rule the dynasty remained unstable, and was eventually exiled, until the reign of Akbar. Akbar, being unofficially involved with the dynasty since adolescents to adulthood, had the ideas, concepts, and most importantly foundation needed to make the Mughal dynasty into a powerful empire.
Under Akbars rule the court abolished the poll tax on non-Muslims and got rid of the use of the lunar Muslim calendar in favor of a solar calendar that became more useful to agriculture. Akbar had many useful ideas, especially regarding religion. One of his most unique ideas regarding religion was his idea of having an eclectic mix of Hinduism, which was a version of Sufi Islam, Zoroastrianism and Christianity. As a major influential leader of the Mughal empire Akbar still to this day is remembered as a tolerant ruler, enlightened thinker, and a philosopher king who had a genuine interest in all creeds and doctrines at a time when religious persecution was prevailing throughout Europe and Asia. He even started a new faith in an attempt to blend Islam with Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, along with many other faiths.
In India the Muslims came before the Mughals. The first Muslims to arrive came in the 8th Century. During the first half of the 10th Century Muslim ruler of Afghanistan took over Punjab several times. (Punjab is a major plain in Western India where many Muslims reside). Later on a more successful invasion that took place during the 12th Century was the formation and invasion of the city of Delhi. Eventually the Mughals matured out of