The most significant difference between Imperial Rome and Mauryan/Gupta India was the structure of their governments‚ yet both empires were heavily influenced by religion and both had similar causes of their eventual downfalls. Imperial Rome and Maurya India were both run as centralized systems of bureaucracy because it kept their empires strong and more organized. The Gupta India‚ however‚ was decentralized and maintained their strong central government with an emperor and by strictly enforcing
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MUGHAL ART A leaf from the richly illustrated rare and unique manuscript Tarikh-iKhandan-i-Timuriyah known for its highly finished excellent miniature paintings by master artists of Akbar’s Court. This painting depicts the death of Timur‚ Hazrat-i-Sahib-i-Qiran. A leaf from the rare copy of the manuscript Padshah Namah‚ Not dated; apparently 18th century. The painting depicts Emperor Shah Jahan sitting for the first time on the Peacock Throne‚ giving rewards to princess and nobles. A leaf
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Greeks‚ and Kushans conquered India they influenced the country significantly. Under Persian control around 513 B.C.E‚ new trade connections where established. The emperor Darius had contact between India and the near east of the country. Persian influences created new concepts‚ techniques‚ and materials into India. The Persians also influenced India by creating numerous viral states. During the invasion of alexander the great‚ the Greeks conquered the northwest of India from the Persians in 326 B.C
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Mughal architecture Mughal architecture‚ an amalgam of Islamic‚ Persian‚ Turkish and Indian architecture‚ is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th‚ 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It is symmetrical and decorative in style. The Mughal dynasty was established after the victory of Babur at Panipat in 1526 (the Battle of Panipat) . During his five-year reign‚ Babur took considerable interest in erecting buildings‚ though few have
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the Mughal era is a historic period of the Mughal Empire in South Asia (mainly NorthernIndia‚ North Eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh) that was ruled by members of the Timurid Dynasty. It ran from the early 15th century to the early 18th century when the Mughal emperors’ power dwindled. It ended in several generations of conflicts between rival warlords. The imperial family descended from two of the world’s greatest[tone] conquerors[1]: Genghis Khan‚ founder of the largest contiguous empire in the
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Mughal Garden‚ Lister Park‚ Bradford Green Space of the Month — September 2003 Contact Joy Leach‚ Friends of Lister Park on 01274 223665 Hawarun.Hussain‚ Bradford City Primary Care Trust‚ Hawarun.Hussain@bdct.n Introduction This historically important park in a famous old Yorkshire mill town cost over £4 million to restore. A key new feature introduced to this award-winning park is the Mughal garden designed to reflect the rich Asian cultural heritage of Bradford. Used by local communities
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Mughal Era In 1526‚ Babur‚ a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley(modern day Uzbekistan)‚ swept across theKhyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire‚ covering modern day Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ India and Bangladesh.[79] However‚ his son Humayun was defeated by the Afghan warrior Sher Shah Suri in the year 1540‚ and Humayun was forced to retreat to Kabul. After Sher Shah’s death‚ his son Islam Shah Suri and the Hindu king Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya‚ who had won
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decades after independence‚ india has been unable to shrug off it’s colonial burden. In most cases this colonial burden has been implied to be the form or system of governance – directly imported from the Westminster model; The constitution – which remains indian in spirit but draws from multiple western sources; and the usage of the English language. Limiting ourselves to these would be merely skimming the surface of the large body of water that is india’s colonial legacy. From our food habits to our
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Introduction the Mughal The Mughal empire established by Babur was vast and extensive in the beginning of the eighteenth century. But by the close of the century‚ it had shrunk into a few kilometers in and around Delhi. On the whole the decline of the Mughal empire can be attributed to many factors. The process of decay had begun from the time of Aurangzeb and reached its culmination during the rule of his successors. In this ‚ we shall discuss the various causes for the downfall of the Mughal empire.
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Asoka ruled the Mauryan empire over 2‚000 years ago. Asoka then added kalinga to the Mauryan. Asoka is an enlightened ruler because he decided to spread Buddhism‚ he became friends with kalinga and he became a Buddhist. First‚ Asoka started to spread Buddhism in India and parts of Asia. He became a Buddhist and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism to India and some parts of Asia. When he spreads Buddhism it makes him good because it means that because he believes in it and doesn’t want
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