Akbar was the representative of the golden age of Mughal Empire. He laid the foundation of a secular national state‚ based on principles of religious tolerance‚ universal brotherhood and political unity. Akbar was born as Abu’l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad on October 15‚ 1542 at the Rajput Fortress of Umerkot in Sindh. He would rule the Mughal Empire for the next 50 years (1556-1605 CE) to become the greatest ruler in medieval India. Akbar as Young Emperor Akbar’s father Humayun was living under refuge
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1320s‚ is likely to have spread to Europe by traveling along the Silk Road. Its effects were devastating killing vast percentages of the Chinese‚ Asian‚ African and European populations. 8.) 9.) The Roman Empire fell due to not only internal rebellion‚ but external invasion. The Roman Empire seemed
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“From Republic to Empire” Anthony Kalandjian History I‚ Traviolia Mon-Wed 8:00-9:25 October 29‚ 2012 The corruption of Rome became the start of a new Empire that conquered most of the known world at the time of its existence. In 5th century B.C.E.‚ Rome was a new nation with a set of morals unlike any other culture. Their morals defined their Republic but as time passed these set of morals was lost and so was their form of government. Through corruption and power hungry rulers began the transformation
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While the rest of the world was distracted by World War I‚ the Ottoman Empire saw their chance to brutally and wrongfully slaughter those of the Armenian race‚ a Christian minority. A study showed that there were approximately 2‚133‚190 Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1914‚ but by 1922 only around 387‚800 left in the empire due to either death or immigration (Kifner). The Armenians are an older type of people‚ hailing from Armenia‚ which is now occupied by a part of Northeastern Turkey and the
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power in Mexico. The city of Tenochtitlan formed an alliance with the neighboring cities of Texcoco and Tlacopan but later became the dominant partner and gained total control of the entire valley. Conquering city after city‚ Moctezuma and his warrior empire took food‚ luxury goods‚ exotic raw materials and war captives. The prisoners of war were saved for sacrifices to the gods. Embarking on a journey of his own in search of gold‚ General Hernando Cortes lead his group of Spanish troops into the path
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The Malian Empire The empire of Mali‚ in western Africa‚ started in about 1240. The empire is also called the Malingo Empire and Manden Kurufa. The empire was founded by the Malinke people led by Sundiata. During his reign‚ he developed the city of Timbuktu. The city became the center of trade and culture in the empire. After Sundiata’s death‚ Mansa Musa became emperor of Mali in 1307. Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim. His pilgrimage to Mecca‚ one of the Five Pillars of Islam‚ introduced Mali to the
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Annotation 9: 1200 C.E. Social Structure of the Byzantine Empire (Theme 5) The Byzantine Empire consisted of three different classes. The upper class included aristocrats‚ government officials‚ senior military officers‚ and large landowners. The middle class included merchants and owners of medium-sized landed properties. The lower class included people working under those of the upper class and the clergy. It was possible to move up the ladder to a different class through military service or
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Byzantine Empire vs. Roman Empire After the split of the Roman Empire‚ the Byzantine Empire bloomed in the east. Its greatest ruler‚ Justinian‚ made it his main goal to regain the lost territory and power of Rome. Although the Byzantine Empire was initially a part of the Roman Empire‚ there are many similarities and differences found in their creation‚ their interpretations of Christian beliefs‚ and their decline. Rome was supposedly founded in 753 BC by the twins Romulus and Remus in Italy
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determining whether Roman rule benefited the entire empire‚ or just the city of Rome and Italy. There are more facts that point toward Roman rule benefiting the whole empire‚ not just Rome and Italy. The roads built throughout the empire were an advantage to everyone‚ the education system was fair to Roman children‚ and trading was active all over the Roman Empire. Roads built by the Roman army throughout the empire assisted everyone who was in the empire. "These technological advantages made the shipment
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Aristotle; which were utilized as course books in schools alongside established works themselves. Those inside the Empire who were taught viewed themselves as the beneficiaries of established Greece‚ and put it all on the line to save their inheritance. All the scholarly and philosophical works of traditional Greece survive in light of the fact that they were safeguarded by the Empire. Byzantine Christianity was firmly fixing to the administration‚ to such an extent that its rulers are frequently
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