Mughal Empire Flashcards
Caste System
a system of social ranking from untouchables to brahmans
some are viewed higher religiously than others
Hinduism
a religion which believes in a singe form of energy
one must do her dharma to get good karma and get moksha
caste system
no single founder
many gods, one energy
Karma
the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous sates of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences
Jizta
a tax by islamic states on non-muslim citizens
Akbar
founded the Mughal empire built roads divine faith sulakhul persian as official language mansab system
Badshah
first wife of Muhammad Shah
Sulakhul
policy of universal tolerance
Jahangir
Akbar’s son
money!
BEIC
outlawed sati
Shah Jahan
blends styles
57000 people housed in his palace
Taj Mahal
architecture
Aurangzeb
strict muslim (destroyed hindu temples, reput laws of jitza) reversed sulakhul
Taj Mahal
Built for Shah Jahan’s favorite wife
Sati
A practice, hindu, in which a wife would burn herself alive with her husband’s pyre
Nadir Shah
great military man
siezed land from ottomans and persians when their power weakened
created my own kingdom which lasted only as long as I was alive
Sillim
contracts invoking prompt payment in return for distant future delivery
Factory Forts
european settlements in India used to house goods