History of India (c.1550-1750s) Project: Harem Politics in Mughal India Abstract The Harem Politics in Mughal India has shaped the paradigm of the politics of this period in more ways than can be imagined. This paper seeks to deconstruct some of the myths and realities about an oft overseen aspect of the Mughal period and look at how the lives and contributions of some exceptional women shaped what we call the Mughal state. Introduction This paper can find its inception in Indu Sudareasn’s
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1.The Ottoman Empire was the Islamic world’s most important empire in the early modern period 2. long conflict (1534–1639) between Sunni Ottomans and Shia Safavids 3. the Ottoman Empire was the site of a significant cross-cultural encounter a. in Anatolia‚ most of the conquered Christians converted to Islam b. in the Balkans‚ Christian subjects mostly
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INTRODUCTION The central feature of the agrarian system under the Mughals was the alienation from the peasant of his surplus produce (produce over and above the subsistence level) in the form of land revenue which was the main source of state’s income. Early British administrators regarded the land revenue as rent of the soil because they had a notion that the king was the owner of the land. Subsequent studies of Mughal India have shown that it was a tax on the crop and was thus different from
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Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State by Hakan Özoğlu Review by: Buşra Özdemir‚ 211553806 Published by State Univ of New York (February 2004) Series: Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies Hardcover: 192 pages Rise of Kurdish Nationalism This book examines the issue in the context of Ottoman Empire. It focuses primarily on understanding the social‚ political‚ and historical forces behind the emergence and development of Kurdish nationalism in the Ottoman context which it was born. Also‚ this
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Question: Compare the reaction of the Ottoman Empire and China to foreign dominance. Over many years connections were made and some were diminished. This sparked problems in some areas which then‚ lead to further problems. In some cases it even caused wars. Nations all reacted different to what was happening. The political‚ social and economic reaction of the Ottoman Empire showed similarities and differences from the reaction of China. The political reaction of the Ottoman Empire was similar to the reaction
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Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Mughal-e-Azam is a musical based on the 1960 movie of the same name. It has been directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and produced jointly by Shapoorji Pallonji and the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The show created new benchmarks in theatre production in India and has taken it to an entirely new level gaining plenty of national and international recognition. It also happens to be India’s first grand-scale Broadway-style musical
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The principal notion of concluding the decline of the subcontinent based on the decline of Mughal power in the 18th century still exists. The time period after Aurangzeb’s death and before the pre-Colonial regime in the subcontinent encountered various political conflicts and extensive cultural progress. In terms of the political conflicts‚ the Mughals faced a financial crisis which was generally caused by the immense expansion and catalyzed by other events. They also had to deal with the numerous
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2.1) Property law in PRE-MUGHAL PERIOD: Before Mughals period tenure system of ownership of land during ancient period is too. The question arises on ownership of land has been very large discussion issue amongst economic historians‚ which led them in a conclusions which are largely confined into two options‚ first is the state ownership and second is the peasant ownership. There are many combinations of the states & peasant rights which have been suggested earlier. The king don’t have any kind of
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The Ottoman empire is one of very few empire to be successful with Islamic belief. The sole purpose of this paper is to explain how did the Ottomans rose to be powerful and how their relations with the western world lead to the westernization of the Ottoman empire‚ which lead indirectly to the collapse of that significant empire. The paper attempts to answer the question: Critically discuss the rise of the Ottomans‚ their institutions and their relations with Europe. This paper argues that if the
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MUGHAL ART A leaf from the richly illustrated rare and unique manuscript Tarikh-iKhandan-i-Timuriyah known for its highly finished excellent miniature paintings by master artists of Akbar’s Court. This painting depicts the death of Timur‚ Hazrat-i-Sahib-i-Qiran. A leaf from the rare copy of the manuscript Padshah Namah‚ Not dated; apparently 18th century. The painting depicts Emperor Shah Jahan sitting for the first time on the Peacock Throne‚ giving rewards to princess and nobles. A leaf
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