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100
A brilliant general who inherited a kingdom at the age of eleven.
Who is Babur?
100
A tax on non-Muslims which was abolished by Akbar.
What is jizya?
100
The leader of the Sikhs.
Who is Guru Arjun?
100
Muslim war-like tribes that invaded India.
Who are the Mughals?
200
Babur's grandson, a military conqueror who unified a land of 100 million people
Who is Akbar?
200
The type of government with which Akbar ruled the Mughals.
What is a bureaucracy?
200
A tomb built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
What is the Taj Mahal?
200
The religion that Jahangir promoted, though he tolerated other religions as well.
What is Islam?
300
Akbar's son, whose name means "Grasper of the World."
Who is Jahangir?
300
Gifts given to Akbar's bureaucrats which prevented feudalism in the Mughal Empire.
What are land grants?
300

This Mughal emperor expanded the empire to its greatest territorial extent, but his expensive wars and restrictions on Hindu religious practices contributed to its decline.

Who was Aurangzeb?

300
A non-violent religious group similar to Hinduism and Sufism.
Who are the Sikhs?
400
Shah Jahan's third son, who reinstated the tax on non-Muslims.
Who is Aurangzeb?
400

These local landholders and officials helped the Mughal Empire maintain control by collecting taxes from peasants.

Who were the zamindars?

400
A Persian princess and wife of Jahangir. To whom he left the ruling of the Mughal Empire.
Who is Nur Jahan?
400
A type of architecture named after a Mughal ruler that is known for its intricate stonework portraying Hindu themes.
What is Akbar Period Architecture?