Topic 9.1: The Delhi Sultanate & Mughal India - KEY TERMS *

Shah Jahan

Akbar's grandson; ruled during time of great art, literature, and architecture

Mughal

Muslim dynasty that ruled much of present-day India from 1526-1857

sultan

Muslim ruler

Taj Mahal

built as a tomb for Shah Jahan's wife; very famous architecture of the Mughal dynasty

Akbar

chief builder of the Mughal empire; created a strong central government and valued diversity in people

rajah

in ancient India, the elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe

Sikhism

religion founded by Guru Nanak that blended Islam and Hindu beliefs

Nur Jahan

ruler of Mughal empire after Akbar; most powerful woman in Indian history until the 1900s

Babur

the first Mughal Emperor; he defeated Hindu and other Muslim kings using new technology

Delhi

the third-largest city in India; capital of medieval India