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Mughal social

Published on Dec 03, 2015

Akul, will ras, will McCall, em jans

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE MUGHAL EMPIRE

SOCIAL ASPECTS
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SOCIAL REFORMS

  • Akbar the Great encouraged remarriage
  • Discouraged child marriage
  • Regulated alcohol consumption
  • Prohibited sati (burning of women)

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

  • Rich and spending rulers
  • Most people live in poverty
  • Middle class was not prevalent in the beginning
  • Middle class was a growing class in society
  • Poor weren't taken care of
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MUGHAL ART

  • Shah Jahan and Jahangir tolerated Hindu religion
  • Shah Jahan and Jahangir tolerated Hindu religion
  • Patrons of the Arts
  • Patrons of the Arts
  • Expanded painting workshops
  • Built great architectural works like the Taj Mahal
  • Built great architectural works like the Taj Mahal
  • Taj Mahal - Shah Jahan built this for his wife
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RELIGION

  • Majority Hindu people
  • 10-15% Muslim
  • Jewish and Christian minority
  • Din-I-Iliahi (religion to combine Hindus and Muslims)
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