The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. In the early 16th century, a warrior prince named Babur marched east from central ...

Compared to the year 1600, the Mughal Empire's share in the world economy had risen to 22.7 percent, surpassing China to become the world's largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP).

7-12 Analyze the relationship between Muslims and Hindus in the empire and compare Akbar's governing methods and religious ideas with those of other Mughal emperors.

He was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire and is often described as the "last effective Mughal ruler." A devout Muslim, Aurangzeb was an expansionist who imposed tough Sharia laws and brought ...