Mughal Empire (India)

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religion of ruling elite

Sunni Islam

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key method of legitimacy

syncretism (Akbar’s early tolerance, monumental architecture (Taj Mahal)

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bureaucracy/control

mansabdari system (military/land grants to officials) zamindars (local tax collectors)

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key military force

cavalry and professional army utilizing matchlock muskets and artillery

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unique challenges

religious tension (Muslim minority ruling Hindu majority), constant wars, rejection of primogeniture (succession crises), encounters with the East India Company of the British

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key people

Akbar, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan