History 2322 - CH.20

For Babur and his successors, their ruling family would always be "The House of Timur," prompting historians to sometimes refer to the line as the Timurids. However, because of their claims to the legacy of Genghis Khan, they would be better known to the world as the _________.

Mughals

Like his model Genghis Khan, Timur

Proved surprisingly liberal in the treatment of at least some cities that surrendered

After he had launched a coup against his father, Akbar, Salim

Suffered a revolt led by his own son Khusrau

As distasteful as it was for a _________ to curry favor from the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp, Humayun received his support and reclaimed his throne in 1555.

Sunni Muslim

_________ writers, painters, and poets followed Humayun to India, where their talents enlivened the arts and helped develop Urdu verse forms

Persian

In addition to being a monument to his beloved wife, the Taj Mahal is also an architectural allegory for

Allah's judgment in paradise on the day of the resurrection

The Mughals gave India one of its most prolific eras in terms of profusion and synthesis of literary genres, with _________ remaining the chief languages of literature.

Arabic and Persian

Akbar's religious policies were viewed, by his fellow Muslims

As proof that he had actually become a non-believer

Akbar had a sudden intense mystical experience in 1578, gradually developing a personal philosophy he called "sulh-i kull", meaning "_________".

At peace with all

The chief duties of the Mughals' zamindars were to

Channel small-scale competitive energies into productive activities