Early Indian Leaders: Strengths and Weaknesses
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