Mughal Empire

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• Mughal Empire

  • The Mughal Empire spanned most of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th-19th centuries and contributed greatly to the Indian fine arts.
  • The Mughal Empire was an imperial power that ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the mid-18th century and continued to exist as a considerably weaker entity until 1857.
  • The Mughal Empire under Akbar's reign experienced an unprecedented period of religious peace and economic and cultural progress.
  • The Taj Mahal is one of the finest examples of Indian architecture under the Mughal Empire.
  • Discuss the rise and fall, as well as the contributions, of the Mughal Empire.

• Luxury Arts

  • Islamic luxury arts of the later Middle Ages were particularly distinguished in the Mughal Empire (India) and in Egypt under the Mamluks.
  • The later Mughal Empire period is most notable for luxury arts of the court, and Mughal styles heavily influenced local Hindu and later Sikh rulers as well.
  • The Mughals were also fine metallurgists.
  • Famous Mughal metallurgists like Ali Kashmiri and Muhammed Salih Thatawi created the seamless celestial globes.
  • Identify the luxury arts of the Mughal Empire, such as miniatures, jewelry, carvings, and metalwork.

• Architecture of the Mughal Period

  • Mughal architecture is an Indo-Islamic architectural style that developed in India under the patronage of the Mughal Empire.
  • Mughal architecture is the distinctive Indo-Islamic architectural style that developed in northern and central India under the patronage of Mughal emperors from the 16th to the 18th century.
  • Early Mughal mosques had massive enclosed courtyards and domed shallow prayer halls.
  • This style of decorative facade was an important addition to Mughal architecture and flourished in later Mughal mausolea, including the Taj Mahal.
  • Under the rule of Jahangir (1605—1627), Mughal architecture became more Persian than Indian.

• Architecture under the Sultanate of Delhi

  • In the 16th century, the last of their line was overthrown by the Mughals, who established the the Mughal Empire in India.
  • However, the fusion of indigenous and Muslim customs and styles under the Delhi Sultanate gave rise to the beginnings of Indo-Islamic art and architecture, which reached its zenith in later years under the Mughal emperors.
  • It is characterized by an octagonal main chamber with Islamic pointed arches, stone chhajjas (projecting eaves supported by carved brackets borrowed by Muslim empires from Hindu architecture), and guldastas (ornamental flower-shaped pinnacles) on the roof, both of which would eventually become common features of Mughal architecture.

• The East

  • When one thinks of art and architecture in the eastern Islamic world during the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period, the Mughal Empire comes to mind.
  • There was already a Muslim tradition of miniature painting under the Sultanate of Delhi, which the Mughals overthrew.
  • The Mughals came from a long line stretching back to Timur.
  • The Taj Mahal was erected by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and is a legendary example of Mughal architecture.
  • Discuss the Mughal miniatures, Indo-Islamic architecture, and Indonesian batik cloth of the Eastern Islamic regions.

• Hindu Rajput Kingdoms

  • The Rajputs of Mewar were defeated by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1527 CE when he was in the process of establishing Mughal rule in India.
  • Accepting Mughal authority, the Rajputs were admitted into the emperor's court.
  • Mughal-Rajput relations suffered under the reign of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707), who did not pursue the policy of religious accommodation of his predecessors.
  • After the death of Aurangzeb and the subsequent decline of the Mughal empire, the Rajputs fell afoul of the Maratha Confederacy, an Indian power that covered much of the subcontinent and is credited with ending Mughal rule in India.
  • Summarize the history of the Hindu Rajput kingdom, including its interaction with the Mughal Empire.

• Overview of the Mongol Empire

  • During Europe's High Middle Ages the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history, began to emerge.
  • The Mongol Empire began in the Central Asian steppes and lasted throughout the 13th and 14th centuries.
  • Many additional countries became tributary states of the Mongol Empire.
  • In India, the Mongols' gains survived into the 19th century as the Mughal Empire.
  • By the time of Kublai's death in 1294, the Mongol Empire had fractured into four separate empires, or khanates.

• Indian Architecture under British Imperialism

  • The establishment of the British Empire greatly influenced the architecture and culture of India and led to a fusion of styles and techniques.
  • The establishment of the British Empire in the 18th century laid the foundation for modern India's contact with the West.
  • As with the Mughals, architecture under European colonial rule became an emblem of power designed to endorse the occupying power.
  • The Indo-Saracenic Revival (also known as Indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, Neo-Mughal, or Hindu-Gothic) was an architectural style and movement by British architects in the late 19th century.
  • Summarize the changes that took place in Indian architecture during the establishment of the British Empire

• Islamic Book Painting

  • Manuscript painting in the late medieval Islamic world reached its height in Persia, Syria, Iraq, and the Ottoman Empire.
  • Book painting in the late medieval Islamic world reached its height in Persia, Syria, Iraq, and the Ottoman Empire.
  • The tradition of the Persian miniature developed during this period, and strongly influenced the Ottoman miniature of Turkey and the Mughal miniature in India.
  • The Mughals and Ottomans both produced lavish manuscripts of more recent history with the autobiographies of the Mughal emperors and more purely military chronicles of Turkish conquests.
  • Mughal portraits, normally in profile, are very finely drawn in a realist style, while the best Ottoman ones are vigorously stylized.

• Mughal Dynasty

  • The Mughal empire was an imperial power in the Indian subcontinent from about 1526 to 1757.
  • A major Mughal contribution to the Indian subcontinent was architecture.
  • Like most Mughal tombs, the basic elements are Persian in origin.
  • Mughal painting developed as a blend of Indian and Persian styles.
  • The Taj Mahal was erected by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and is a legendary example of Mughal architecture.