Mughal Empire
“I Will Shoot the Lions”: Nur Jahan and Mughal Women
Discussion of teaching the influence of Nur Jahan
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“Live in the Vale of Peace”: Religion and the Mughals During the Reign of Aurangzeb, 1658-1707
A discussion of how to teach the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb using paintings and primary sources.
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“Thunderbolt of Wrath”: Gunpowder and the Mughal Empire
An example of the use of gunpowder weapons to facilitate expansion of the Mughal Empire
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“Three Very Bad Aspects”: Europeans and the Mughals During the Reign of Shah Jahan, 1628-1658
A discussion of how the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan viewed Europeans.
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“A Devotee of Dervishes”: The Mughal Empire During the Reign of Jahangir, 1605-1627
A discussion of how to use paintings of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to teach about the Mughal Empire in the seventeenth century.
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“A Great City”: Akbar and Fatehpur Sikri
A discussion of how to use paintings of Fatehpur Sikri to teach about the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
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“Marvelously Regular and Geometric Gardens”: Babur and the Founding of the Mughal Empire
A discussion of Babur, the first Mughal Emperor, as a gardener.
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“A Generous Gift from Timur and Akbar”: Snapshots from the Mughal Empire
A discussion of how we can teach the Mughal Empire in world history courses with a focus on how the empire was multiethnic and diverse.
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