Starter quiz
- Aurangzeb's royal name was...
- 'Alamgir' ✓
- The Marathas, located in the Deccan, resisted the Mughal Empire for ______ years.
- '27' ✓
- Roughly how many Mughal soldiers died in the Mughal-Maratha war?
- 1 million
- 2.5 million ✓
- 4 million
- 5.5 million
-
- Which of these best describes the relationship between Marwar and the Mughal Empire?
- Marwar had remained independent during Mughal expansion.
- Marwar had become an ally of the Mughals, but was not ruled by it.
- Marwar had accepted Mughal authority but was ruled by its own kings. ✓
- Marwar was ruled directly by the Mughal emperors.
-
- Which group paid the jizya tax that was reintroduced by Aurangzeb.
- Non-Muslims ✓
- Muslims
- Soldiers
- Widows
-
- ______ were mistreated by Aurangzeb in the late seventeenth century.
- 'Sikhs' ✓
Exit quiz
- During which centuries was Mughal rule in India strongest?
- The fifteenth century.
- The sixteenth century. ✓
- The seventeenth century ✓
- The eighteenth century
- The nineteenth century.
-
- Starting with the earliest, place the Mughal emperors in chronological order.
- 1⇔Babur
- 2⇔Humayun
- 3⇔Akbar the Great
- 4⇔Jahangir
- 5⇔Shah Jahan
- 6⇔Aurangzeb
- Match each of the Mughals' reasons for success to an example of that reason.
- Violence⇔Aurangzeb sent an army of 500 000 men in 1680 to conquer the Deccan ✓
- Diplomacy⇔Akbar married the King of Amber's daughter ✓
- Others' weaknesses⇔Leading nobles were unhappy with the leader of the Delhi Sultanate ✓
- A quarter of leading military and government officials by the end of Aurangzeb’s reign were...
- Muslims
- Hindus ✓
- Sikhs
- Buddhists
-
- Which of these statements best describes the role of violence for Mughal conquest?
- Violence was only important in the early years of Mughal rule
- Some emperors used extreme violence but most did not.
- Mughal emperors repeatedly relied upon violence. ✓
-
- Religious ______ and attempts to increase tax revenues were important aspects of Mughal governing policies.
- 'tolerance' ✓
Worksheet
Loading worksheet ...
Presentation
Loading presentation ...
Video
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- By the end of the 17th century, the Mughals ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent.
- Mughal conquest was often violent, especially involving wars against other Indian states.
- A range of non-violent factors contributed to the Mughal conquests in India.
- Some of the factors responsible for Mughal conquests enhanced the effects of one another.
Common misconception
Violence was not important during the reign of some monarchs such as Akbar the Great.
Violence was consistently part of the reigns of Mughal emperors. Akbar ordered the massacre of 30 000 people living in Mewar after they resisted the Mughal army in 1568.
Keywords
Tolerance - tolerance involves allowing people to do or believe what they want although your beliefs are different or you do not agree with them
Revenue - revenue is the amount of money coming in, for example, into a government through tax or into a company
Alliance - an alliance is an agreement between two or more countries to work together
+