1)How did the Mughal Dynasty of India get its name? Was the title appropriate? Why or why not? 2)What significant changes in governmental policy were introduced by Akbar? To what extent were they beneficial? 3)What measures did Akbar take to win the allegiance of his Hindu subjects? 4)Describe Akbar's unique religious establishment. How successful was it? 5)In spite of impressive achievements, how did the long reign of Aurangzeb weaken the Mughal state? 6)How were the Sikhs and the Marathas, respectively, a threat to Mughal power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
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Answer 1)
The Mughal Emperors, Moghul, from the early 16th century to the mid 19th century, built and ruled the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the
modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughals were a branch of the Timurid dynasty of Turco-Mongol origin from Central Asia. Their power rapidly dwindled during the 18th century and the last emperor was deposed in 1857, with the establishment of the British Raj.[1] Mughal emperors were of direct descent from Timur (generally known in western nations as Tamerlane), and also affiliated with Genghis Khan, because of Tamerlane’s marriage with a Genghisid prince...
2) DescriptionAbu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, popularly known as Akbar the Great, and also as Akbar I, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India.
The entire functioning of Akbar’s administrative system was flawless and so effective. It was amazing to see a system of such a caliber which took in account all the flaws and rendered a completely un-chaotic plan.
Akbar categorized the entire plan into 5 main divisions.
a. The centralized government
b. The Provincial or State governance
c. The Legislative division
d. The Military division
e. The Financial department