The Mughal Empire, 1526-1764

1.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores the great empire of South Asia throughout its more than two centuries of dominance, and considers the religious and cultural influences of the Mughals, their consolidation of power and territory, imperial administrative efficiencies, the arrival of Europeans, and the opening of trade. It also examines the various forces of internal opposition and revolt that weakened the empire, concluding with the Seven Years' War and the beginning of British rule.