Directory of Mughal Empire Resources

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Ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries, consolidating Muslim faith, arts and culture. Founded by Babur, a descendant of the Mongol Empire (by now thoroughly Muslim) who crushed the Delhi Sultanate. Established by 1526, and lasted till 1856, though the last century was a time of decline, with power passing to regional governors and finally to the British.

Resources in This Category

• A Concise History Of India : The Mogul Empire

  http://xenohistorian.faithweb.com/india/in04.html
  Covers the rise and decline of the Mogul Empire on the Indian sub-continent, from 1500 to 1765 CE.

• BBC : The Mughal Empire

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/mughalempire_1.shtml
  A brief account of the Mughal (or Mogul) Empire, which ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries; it also spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture in South Asia.

• Indian History Sourcebook : An Account of India and the Great Moghul, 1655

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/1655bernier.html
  An excerpt from Francois Bernier's "An Account of India and the Great Moghul" of 1655 CE. Describes Shah Jehan and his rule.

• The Hilltop Palace in the Fort of Daulatabad

  http://sites.google.com/site/carllindquist/daulatabadfort
  An illustrated history and description of a site of particular importance for Mughal imperial ambitions for the control of the Deccan. [Maharashtra, India]

• When the Moguls Ruled ...

  http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/mogul/
  A history of the Mughal Empire; includes maps, biographies of rulers, a timeline, and examples of their arts.

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