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Political Conditions During the Mughal Empire | Indian History

The Mughal Empire had started disintegrating in the life time of Aurangzeb himself. Aurangzeb attempted to make India Darul Islam, that is, a place for the people believing in the Islamic faith. His policy gave a severe jolt to the policy of Akbar to build India as Sulah-i-Kul, that is, a place of religious toleration. It was that policy which [...]

By Surabhi Kadam|2016-06-10T10:36:59+05:30June 10, 2016|Mughal Empire|Comments Off

Political Condition of the Deccan before the Entry of the Mughals

In the beginning of the sixteenth century, there were seven principal states in the Deccan namely: (i) Khandesh (ii) Berar (iii) Ahmednagar, image source: store.metmuseum.org/content/ebiz/themetstore/invt/80026841/80026841_01_l.jpg (iv) Bijapur (v) Golkunda, (vi) Bidar and (vii) Vijayanagar Of the seven states, five were the offshoots of the Bahamni Kingdom which came to an end in 1538. The kingdoms were split into [...]

By Sonali|2015-07-18T12:31:01+05:30November 29, 2014|History of India|Comments Off