The
MUGHAL
EMPIRE
,INTRODUCTION
,Mughal Dynasty
• A dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 1
the mid-18th century.
• The Mughal Empire founded in 1526 by Babur, lasted until 1720, until shortly aft
death of the last major emperor Aurangzeb..
• Under the Mughals, India was the heart of a great Islamic empire and a prolific cen
Islamic culture and learning.
• Dynasty was the greatest, richest and longest lasting Muslim dynasty to rule India.
• The Great Mughal Emperors were:
Babur (1526-1530)
Humayun (1530-1556)
Akbar (1556-1605)
Jahangir (1605-1627)
Shah Jehan (1627-1658)
Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
, • During the Mughal Empire, reign achieved its maximum geographical extent. The
subsequently fragmented, reduced to the region in and around Old Delhi by the ti
British East India Company came to rule most of India. The empire was formally di
by the British Raj after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
• The base of the empire's collective wealth was agricultural taxes, Mughal India
world leader in manufacturing, producing about 25% of the world's industrial ou
until the 18th century. Burgeoning European presence in the Indian Ocean,
increasing demand for Indian raw and finished products, created still greater w
the Mughal courts.
MUGHAL
EMPIRE
,INTRODUCTION
,Mughal Dynasty
• A dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 1
the mid-18th century.
• The Mughal Empire founded in 1526 by Babur, lasted until 1720, until shortly aft
death of the last major emperor Aurangzeb..
• Under the Mughals, India was the heart of a great Islamic empire and a prolific cen
Islamic culture and learning.
• Dynasty was the greatest, richest and longest lasting Muslim dynasty to rule India.
• The Great Mughal Emperors were:
Babur (1526-1530)
Humayun (1530-1556)
Akbar (1556-1605)
Jahangir (1605-1627)
Shah Jehan (1627-1658)
Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
, • During the Mughal Empire, reign achieved its maximum geographical extent. The
subsequently fragmented, reduced to the region in and around Old Delhi by the ti
British East India Company came to rule most of India. The empire was formally di
by the British Raj after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
• The base of the empire's collective wealth was agricultural taxes, Mughal India
world leader in manufacturing, producing about 25% of the world's industrial ou
until the 18th century. Burgeoning European presence in the Indian Ocean,
increasing demand for Indian raw and finished products, created still greater w
the Mughal courts.
