HIST 386 Final - Mughal Empire Vocab

British Raj

british rule over Indian subcontinent

British Raj included

India, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh

Rajput confederacy

alliances of patrilineal tribes, muslim, pastoral and peasant

Rajasthan

predominantly hindu region of northern inda

Imperial Court

top of command, dominated by Persian language, not committed to islam

Subahdars

governed provinces, moved around a lot, basically viceroys

Mansabdar

members of the local elite

Nawab

ruler over provinces, local elite

Zamindar

local level people

Islam

monotheistic, men are all equal, subdivisions intolerant of each other

Hinduism

flexible; allows men to find their own religious truth, caste system is fundamental

Guru

holy person of the Sikh religion

Sikh

found in northern india, shares Diwali with Hinduism

Urdu

pigeon language amongst soldiers

maratha confederacy

Hindu, western india that resisted mughals

Dutch East India Company

first publicly traded investment company, had their own army, 21 year monopoly in Netherlands

British East India Company

monopoly with British government,

Regulating Act

parliament begins to regulate EIC in exchange for monopoly rights, crown receives annual payment

French East India Company

took off when VOC declined, fell off after 7 years’ war (French and Indian War)

Indiaman

massive well-armed ships owned by east india companies

Ostend Company

Austrian East India Company, Madagascar is home port

Jats

umbrella term for nobles and peasants joining to rebel

Sepoys

local Indians who were trained to fight in British or French companies

Diwani

land revenue for Bengal (handed over to British in Treaty of Allahabad)