Early Indian Leaders: Strengths and Weaknesses

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at first, this emperor followed in Chandragupta's footsteps, waging war to expand his empire, but then felt bad after many people died so he promoted Buddhism

Asoka

this emperor brought the Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights

Asoka

this emperor ended the tax that Hindu pilgrims and non-Muslims had to pay

Asoka

this emperor had a lot of cultural blending

Asoka

this emperor had extensive roads built so that he could visit the far corners of India. He also improved conditions along these roads to make travel easier for his officials and to improve communication in the vast empire

Asoka

this emperor recognized military power as the root of his strength

Asoka

this emperor ruled the Mughal Empire with wisdom and tolerance

Asoka

this emperor urged religious tolerance and ruled in a fair way, as well as issuing laws that urged his subjects to stay away from violence

Asoka

this emperor used the combination of military power and political wisdom enabled him to unify a land of at least 100 million people—more than in all of Europe put together

Asoka

this emperor was a Muslim, strongly believed people should be allowed to follow the religion that they chose, allowed Hindus and Muslims to work in government, and hired people to work in the government based on ability not religion

Asoka

this emperor expanded the Mughal holdings to their greatest size but the the power of the empire weakened during his reign

Aurangzeb

this emperor punished Hindus which led to rebellions in the empire and allowed the Sikhs to win control of another part of the empire

Aurangzeb

this emperor taxed like crazy in order to keep up with all of his actions

Aurangzeb

this emperor used up the empire's resources, didn't get loyalty from the people, became a figurehead, and handed the Western traders the port of Bombay

Aurangzeb

this emperor was a master at military strategy and an aggressive empire builder

Aurangzeb

this emperor built up an army and in the years that followed, he swept down into India and laid the foundation for the vast Mughal Empire

Babur

this emperor was a brilliant general. In 1526, for example, he led 12,000 troops to victory against an army of 100,000 commanded by a sultan of Delhi. A year later, he also defeated a massive rajput army

Babur

this emperor created a highly bureaucratic government. He divided the empire into four provinces, each headed by a royal prince. Each province was then divided into local districts, whose officials assessed taxes and enforced the law

Chandragupta

this emperor gathered an army, killed the unpopular Nanda king, and in about 321 B.C. claimed the throne which began the Mauryan Empire

Chandragupta

this emperor raised a vast army: 600,000 soldiers on foot, 30,000 soldiers on horseback, and 9,000 elephants

Chandragupta

this emperor unified north India once he moved northwest and defeated Seleucus, after fighting for several years and winning

Chandragupta

this emperor let the English build a fortified trading post at Madras

Shah Jahan

this emperor was the third ruler of the Mughal empire, chose not to follow Asoka's policy of religious tolerance, and built the Taj Mahal in honor of his late wife

Shah Jahan

this emperor's building plans of the Taj Mahal caused higher taxes, which caused his people to suffer

Shah Jahan


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