The ottoman Empire arose from simple nomadic land and created a dynastic empire that maintained power for nearly 600 years in 3 continents. During this time they conquered vast amounts of land including the sacred city of constantinople‚ (now known as istanbul) and created enormous amounts of revenue from their conquest that fueled millions of artistic creations including masks‚ palaces‚ cities. This acted much like the european renaissance in which many of these creations still stand today. In The
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History of India (c.1550-1750s) Project: Harem Politics in Mughal India Abstract The Harem Politics in Mughal India has shaped the paradigm of the politics of this period in more ways than can be imagined. This paper seeks to deconstruct some of the myths and realities about an oft overseen aspect of the Mughal period and look at how the lives and contributions of some exceptional women shaped what we call the Mughal state. Introduction This paper can find its inception in Indu Sudareasn’s
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The Post-Ottoman Syndrome: A Never-Ending Problem In the novel War and Peace In the Middle East‚ author Avi Shlaim argues that Arab nations have been unable to escape the post-Ottoman syndrome. In particular he describes how the various powers inside and outside the region have failed to produce peace. While some of Shlaim’s arguments hinder the message‚ I agree with his overall thesis that the Middle East problems were caused and prolonged by the failure of both powers and superpowers to
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The fight for independence has long been a part of numerous societies’ individuality and identity. During the eighteenth and early nineteenth century‚ the Greeks of the Ottoman Empire fought against the Turks for their freedom and autonomy. The Greek’s movement against Ottoman rule attracted various groups of people who developed distinct views of them and their well being. While many supported the Greeks and their liberating fight for emancipation‚ there were those who opposed them and their
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INTRODUCTION The central feature of the agrarian system under the Mughals was the alienation from the peasant of his surplus produce (produce over and above the subsistence level) in the form of land revenue which was the main source of state’s income. Early British administrators regarded the land revenue as rent of the soil because they had a notion that the king was the owner of the land. Subsequent studies of Mughal India have shown that it was a tax on the crop and was thus different from
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1.The Ottoman Empire was the Islamic world’s most important empire in the early modern period 2. long conflict (1534–1639) between Sunni Ottomans and Shia Safavids 3. the Ottoman Empire was the site of a significant cross-cultural encounter a. in Anatolia‚ most of the conquered Christians converted to Islam b. in the Balkans‚ Christian subjects mostly
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Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Mughal-e-Azam is a musical based on the 1960 movie of the same name. It has been directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and produced jointly by Shapoorji Pallonji and the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The show created new benchmarks in theatre production in India and has taken it to an entirely new level gaining plenty of national and international recognition. It also happens to be India’s first grand-scale Broadway-style musical
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The principal notion of concluding the decline of the subcontinent based on the decline of Mughal power in the 18th century still exists. The time period after Aurangzeb’s death and before the pre-Colonial regime in the subcontinent encountered various political conflicts and extensive cultural progress. In terms of the political conflicts‚ the Mughals faced a financial crisis which was generally caused by the immense expansion and catalyzed by other events. They also had to deal with the numerous
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2.1) Property law in PRE-MUGHAL PERIOD: Before Mughals period tenure system of ownership of land during ancient period is too. The question arises on ownership of land has been very large discussion issue amongst economic historians‚ which led them in a conclusions which are largely confined into two options‚ first is the state ownership and second is the peasant ownership. There are many combinations of the states & peasant rights which have been suggested earlier. The king don’t have any kind of
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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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