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Mughal Empire (India)

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Capital: Delhi (later Agra)
Territory in 1750: Most of the Indian subcontinent
Religion: Muslim ruling class governing a Hindu majority
Key emperors to know: Akbar the Great (r. 1556-1605, religious tolerance, abolished jizya tax on non-Muslims, built religious dialogue); Shah Jahan (built the Taj Mahal); Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707, reimposed jizya, persecuted Hindus and Sikhs, expanded but destabilized the empire)
By 1750: In rapid decline after Aurangzeb. Provincial governors had become effectively independent. British East India Company was establishing dominance in Bengal. The Battle of Plassey in 1757 would mark the effective beginning of British rule.