The+Islamic+Empires+-+The+Mughal+Empire+(759-762)

= The Islamic Empires - The Mughal Empire (759-762) = = (Islamic empire in North Africa!) =

1. 1523- Zahir al-Din Muhammad

 * Chagatai Turk- adventurer and soldier who claimed descent from Chinggis Khan and Tamerlane
 * Also known as Babur [[image:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TJKQcvW5wmk/Tc5BdSR_UhI/AAAAAAAAA80/-k-g5TNiXB4/s1600/Mughal%2BEmpire.jpg width="289" height="404" align="right"]]
 * Was unable to extend authority beyond Kabul and Zandahar, so he turned his attention to India
 * Invasions he led- 1523 and 1525, and took Delhi in 1526
 * Cared little for land he conquered: wanted to use wealth of India to build a vast Asian empire

**EW**

 * The Mughal Empire expanded to cover most of India
 * The main architect of Mughal expansion was Babur's grandson Akbar
 * Gained power in 1561 after killing imperial court commander
 * Created a centralized government with ministries governing various provinces
 * Worked to better relations between Muslims and Hindus in India
 * Encouraged a syncretic religion called the "divine faith"
 * It encouraged attention to the emperor as ruler for all groups of India


 * J. BAUER**

**3. Mughal empire reached greatest extent under Aurangzeb**

 * **Aurangzeb ruled from 1659-1707**
 * **pushed Mughal authority deep into southern India**
 * **By 18th century Mughals ruled all the subcontinent except for a small tip in the south**
 * **delt with lots of rebellions**
 * **religions tensions between Hindus and Muslims rose**
 * **Aurangzeb was a devoted Muslims and to incourage conversion to Islam he destroyed several Hindu temples and replaced them with mosques**
 * **also inforced taxes on Hindus**
 * JW**