What Factors Can Explain the Success of the Mughals in Unifying

question 45

Essay

What factors can explain the success of the Mughals in unifying much of the Indian subcontinent, something that had not been done since the Mauryas and the Guptas? What role did Islam play in the Mughal Empire, and how did the Mughals' approach to religion compare with that of the Ottomans and the Safavids? What might explain the similarities and differences? How did the social policies adopted by the Ottomans compare with those of the Mughals? What similarities and differences do you detect, and what might account for them?

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