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    The Mughal Empire originated in northern India in the early 16th century and lasted until the mid-18th century. Some of the most notable Mughal emperors included Babur, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb. Akbar implemented important administrative and economic reforms that helped the empire prosper. The Mughals established a large, wealthy empire through military conquests, governing numerous provinces across South Asia and establishing new administrative systems, infrastructure, and a relatively unified culture and language. At its peak, the Mughal Empire had a powerful economy and was one of the world's largest economic powers.

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    The Mughal Empire originated in northern India in the early 16th century and lasted until the mid-18th century. Some of the most notable Mughal emperors included Babur, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb. Akbar implemented important administrative and economic reforms that helped the empire prosper. The Mughals established a large, wealthy empire through military conquests, governing numerous provinces across South Asia and establishing new administrative systems, infrastructure, and a relatively unified culture and language. At its peak, the Mughal Empire had a powerful economy and was one of the world's largest economic powers.

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    The Mughal Empire originated in northern India in the early 16th century and lasted until the mid-18th century. Some of the most notable Mughal emperors included Babur, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb. Akbar implemented important administrative and economic reforms that helped the empire prosper. The Mughals established a large, wealthy empire through military conquests, governing numerous provinces across South Asia and establishing new administrative systems, infrastructure, and a relatively unified culture and language. At its peak, the Mughal Empire had a powerful economy and was one of the world's largest economic powers.

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    Bangladesh Studies

    Lecture 5
    The Mughals
    •Mughals in India
    •Origin
    Mughal Empire
    •Babur (1526-1530)
    •Humayun (1530-1540; 1555-1556)
    •Akbar, the Great (1556-1605)
    •Jahangir (1605-1627)
    •Shah Jahan (1627- 1658) died 1666
    •Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
    •Later rulers: 14; last: Bahadur Shah Jafar II
    •(1707-1857)
    Capital
    ✔ Agra (1526–1540; 1555-1571)
    ✔ Fatehpur Sikri (1571–1585)
    ✔ Lahore (May 1586–1598)
    ✔ Agra (1598–1648)
    ✔ Shahjahanabad, Delhi (1648–1857)
    Akbar’s Naba-Ratna

    •Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand Vizier or Prime


    Minister(1580-1602) of Akbar
    • Raja Todar Mal, Finance Minister and
    Commerce Minister of Akbar
    •Faizi, Education Minister of Akbar
    and Mentor of Shahzadas
    •Fakir Aziao-Din, Religious Minister
    of Akbar
    •Tansen, Culture Minister and Singer
    of Akbar
    •Raja Man Singh I, Chief of Staff of
    Akbar's Mughal Army
    •Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Defence Minister
    of Akbar
    • Raja Birbal, Foreign Minister of Akbar
    •Mulla Do-Piyaza, Home Minister of Akbar
    Influence on South Asia
    •Administrative reforms
    •Art & Culture
    • Cuisine
    •Architecture
    •Infrastructure
    •Buildings & gardens
    •Urdu Language
    •Bangla Calendar
    •Central Government
    •Provincial Government
    •Administrative Units:
    ❑ Subahs
    ❑ Sarker
    ❑ Pargana/Mahal
    ❑ Gram
    Economy
    •In 1600, the gross domestic product (GDP) of
    India was estimated at about 22% of the world
    nd
    economy, which was 2 behind China.

    •In 1700, the GDP of India had risen to 24% of


    the world economy, the largest in the world,
    larger than both China and Western Europe.
    •India was the world leader in
    manufacturing, producing about 25% of the
    world's industrial output up until the 18th
    century.

    •India's economy has been described as a form


    of proto-industrialisation, like that of
    18th-century Western Europe prior to
    the Industrial Revolution.
    •extensive road system
    •uniform currency
    •unification of the country
    •Major exports: Textiles, silk, spices, yarns,
    thread, silk, jute, shipbuilding, indigo, saltpeter
    •Major import: bullion, silver and gold
    •Taxation System
    Subah Bangala
    •The Bengal Subah had the largest regional
    economy in the Mughal Empire. ... Real wages
    and living standards in 18th-century Bengal
    were higher than in Britain, which in turn had
    the highest living standards in Europe.
    •Bengal was described as the Paradise of
    Nations by Mughal emperors.
    •Dhaka was the commercial capital of the
    empire.
    •The Europeans regarded Bengal as the richest
    place for trade.
    •Dhaka (in Bengal Subah) with over 1 million
    people
    How did the Moghuls Achieve the Feat

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