Starter quiz
- Before Akbar abolished it, non-Muslims paid the ______ tax in the Mughal Empire.
- 'jizya' ✓
- Under Akbar's rule, religious debates were held at the...
- 'Ibadat Khana' ✓
- What was the Akbarnama?
- A new tax system introduced by Akbar.
- The official name for the religious debates Akbar held.
- A chronicle of Akbar's reign. ✓
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- There was a risk that religious ______ could lead to a serious rebellion in the Mughal Empire.
- 'intolerance' ✓
- When Akbar became emperor the ______ systems of the Mughal Empire were chaotic.
- 'taxation' ✓
- Why was the dahsala an improvement on the Mughal Empire's old taxation system?
- It was more efficient ✓
- It taxed more people.
- It was more reliable. ✓
- It taxed all non-Muslims.
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Exit quiz
- Aurangzeb's royal name 'Alamgir' meant...
- 'restorer of faith'
- 'leader of men'
- 'conqueror of the world' ✓
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- Which Deccan state resisted the Mughal Empire most strongly?
- Bijapur
- Golconda
- The Marathas ✓
- Marwar
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- The Mughal-Maratha war led to the deaths of over ______ million soldiers in the Mughal army.
- '2.5' ✓
- In the late seventeenth century a rebellion broke out against Aurangzeb's attempt to take over the Rajput kingdom of...
- 'Marwar' ✓
- Aurangzeb reintroduced the ______ tax.
- 'jizya' ✓
- Which religious group was mistreated by Aurangzeb in the late seventeenth century?
- Muslims
- Sikhs ✓
- Hindus
- Christians
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Key learning points
- Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb ruled the Mughal Empire for most of the 17th century.
- Shah Jahan contributed significantly to Mughal architecture.
- The Mughal Empire reached its maximum extent during the reign of Aurangzeb.
- Expansion and conflict made the empire increasingly costly to maintain.
- Rebellions increasingly destabilised the Mughal Empire by the late 17th century.
Common misconception
Expansion of an empire always means that is growing stronger.
As the Mughal Empire expanded, the costs of maintaining its rule across India also increased and new tensions were created with groups who lost out from extended Mughal control.
Keywords
Destabilised - a government or country is destabilised when it begins to lose power and control
Guru - a guru is a religious leader in the Sikh religion
Discrimination - discrimination involves treating a person or particular group of people in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of characteristics like their race or religion
Martyr - a martyr is a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs; they are often admired because of this suffering