India Under the Moghuls

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King Chandragupta united all the small kingdoms of India, and he and his descendants ruled in peace and comfort.

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The Huns attacked Rome, Byzantium, and then India. This weakened the Indian

empire so much that it crumbled apart again.

For hundreds of years after the Huns, India was divided into smaller kingdoms that constantly fought with each other,

experienced droughts, floods, famine, and diseases that killed thousands.

Remember Constantinople?

Once a beautiful and impenetrable city, Constantinople was divided into many smaller kingdoms.

Babur the Tiger was ruler of one of the kingdoms. He was a direct descendent of Genghis Khan.

Genghis Khan

That’s my boy!

Babur lost his kingdom in Constantinople.

GRRRRRrrrrrr!!!

Babur wandered the east looking for a new home.

Babur decided to take Delhi for himself, and although he didn’t have as many soldiers, he was able to

defeat the Indians because his army had guns and cannons.

Babur began to conquer surrounding kingdoms.

Now we’re talking!

Babur allowed Hindus to continue worshipping their gods.

Laxmi Ganesh

Babur despaired over the land, and he missed the gardens of his homeland.

Babur built beautiful gardens to remind him of his homeland. The Ram Bagh Gardens still stand today.

Four years after conquering Delhi, Babur the Tiger died.

Babur

Humayan, the eldest son of Babur, became emperor.

Not long after coming to the throne, he was overthrown by invaders.

GRRRRRrrrrrr!!!

Humayan spent 15 years trying to get the throne back, and finally succeeded.

A year later, Humayan slipped on the steps of his library, hit his head, and died.

Humayan

His 13-year old son, Akbar, became emperor.

He was young, but he was determined to reconquer the land his father lost.

He gets that from MY side of the family!

After gaining those lands back, he added even more cities to his empire.

Like his grandfather, Babur, Akbar wanted the people to like him, so he let the people continue

to worship Hindu deities.

Vishnu

Akbar was so popular, the people told stories about him. They almost always include help

from his state minister, Birbal.