into yet another divided nation‚ with some coming to accept and see the benefits of Britain’s political control‚ while others couldn’t come to terms with how easily the British system disregarded them and how altered it was from the once great Mughal Empire. Despite
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أکبر - Jalāl ud-Dīn Muḥammad Akbar)‚ also known as Shahanshah Akbar-e-Azam (14 October 1542 – 27 October 1605)‚[4][5] was the third Mughal Emperor. He was of Timurid descent; the son of Emperor Humayun‚ and the grandson of the Mughal Emperor Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babur‚ the ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India. At the end of his reign in 1605 the Mughal empire covered most of northern and central India. He is most appreciated for having a liberal outlook on all faiths and beliefs and during
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is William Darlymple‚ a Scotland Writer. His approach towards history is different. He is basically a travel writer. He came up with the good exposure to new and innovative views. Most of his books centres round India‚ Afghanistan‚ the Middle East‚ Mughal rule in India‚ Terrorism in India etc. In
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Akbar’s son Jehangir took great interest in art. He loved painting and greatly appreciated the beauty of nature. During his time‚ the focus of the paintings became the incidents concerning court life and hunting scenes. The artists too became more specialized. Some artists painted only animals; some did only portraits‚ and some others were experts only in painting court scenes. These miniatures were also bound together during this time in big albums called the murraqas. Jehangir was greatly influenced
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Culture of Pakistan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search [pic] The 17th century Badshahi Mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore The society and culture of Pakistan (Urdu: ثقافت پاکستان) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis‚ Kashmiris‚ Sindhis in east‚ Muhajirs‚ Makrani in the south; Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic‚ Wakhi‚ and Burusho communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly
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Southern view of the Taj Mahal. | Location | Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India | Coordinates | 27.174799°N 78.042111°E | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Built | 1632–1653[citation needed] | Architect | Ustad Ahmad Lahauri | Architectural style(s) | Mughal architecture | Visitation | More than 3 million (in 2003) | | UNESCO World Heritage Site | Type | Cultural | Criteria | i | Designated | 1983 (7th session) | Reference # | 252 | State Party | India | Region | Asia-Pacific |
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Delhi Sultanate‚ principal Muslim state in India before the advent of the Mughal Empire. It was founded in 1206 by Qutubuddin Aibak‚ a lieutenant of Muhammad of Ghaur‚ the Muslim conqueror of north India. It remained confined to the north under Qutubuddin Aibak’s Slave dynasty (so called because he was once a slave of Muhammad). Under the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320) its control was extended over most of the subcontinent. Alauddin‚ the second Khalji sultan‚ repelled an attempted invasion by the Mongols
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District. The British domination over Indian land started in the seventeenth century and by the end of that century the British rule extended over large areas with the fall of Mughal empire‚ defeat of the Marathas and subjugation of local powers. The British inherited the institutional form of agrarian system from the Mughals. The British superimposed a system over the existing pattern in tune with British customs and laws relating land. Broadly three principal types of land revenue system were introduced
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destroyed en number of properties. The political system was completely unstable. Sultanates knew how to trade so they always lend up with favourable balance of payment and good balance of trade. They import horses for war purposes. In Mughal period en number of mughal emporers came into power of which some of them were turned to be good administrator and some bad. Good Administrators Shershah Suri‚ akbar‚ etc who consolidated INDIA brought some stability‚ brought some kind of measures like welfare
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Indian history. He was born on October 15‚ 1942 and died October 27‚ 1605. In 1556‚ at the young age of 13‚ Akbar was forced to become ruler when his father‚ Humayun‚ died. He learned from mentors and began seizing land. By the time of his death‚ his empire was almost all of northern India. He was the greatest of the Moguls‚ the Muslim dynasty that dominated India between the early 15th and 18th centuries. Akbar had many contributions and had a major influence during his time. Akbar controlled a lot
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