Mughal Empire
“Erect Lofty Buildings”: Monumental Architecture and Imperial Legitimacy in the Mughal Empire
Discussion of Akbar using monumental architecture to legitimize his rule
“We Do Not Have Our Lives Secured”: Teaching the Age of Revolutions, c.1750 - c.1850
Discussion of teaching the Age of Revolutions from a global perspective
“Eight Centuries After His Rule”: Legacies of the Mongol Empire
Discussion of teaching the legacies of the Mongol Empire
“I Will Shoot the Lions”: Nur Jahan and Mughal Women
Discussion of teaching the influence of Nur Jahan
“Live in the Vale of Peace”: Religion and the Mughals During the Reign of Aurangzeb, 1658-1707
A discussion of how to teach the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb using paintings and primary sources.
“Thunderbolt of Wrath”: Gunpowder and the Mughal Empire
An example of the use of gunpowder weapons to facilitate expansion of the Mughal Empire
“Three Very Bad Aspects”: Europeans and the Mughals During the Reign of Shah Jahan, 1628-1658
A discussion of how the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan viewed Europeans.
“A Devotee of Dervishes”: The Mughal Empire During the Reign of Jahangir, 1605-1627
A discussion of how to use paintings of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to teach about the Mughal Empire in the seventeenth century.
“A Great City”: Akbar and Fatehpur Sikri
A discussion of how to use paintings of Fatehpur Sikri to teach about the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
“Marvelously Regular and Geometric Gardens”: Babur and the Founding of the Mughal Empire
A discussion of Babur, the first Mughal Emperor, as a gardener.
