I. The Reign of Akbar
 

A. Creating a Loyal Elite

1. Prior to Akbar
 

a. Turkish nobility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

b. Persian nobility

 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Akbar’s Innovations

a. Indigenous Indian Groups

1. Muslims
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Rajputs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. System of Merit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

B. Religion and Ideology

1. Religious Experimentation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. State Religion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. Tolerance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

C. Administration

1. The Center and the Periphery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Taxation and Revenue
 
 

Key Terms:

Akbar (1542-1605, r. 1556-1605)
Sunni Muslims
Shia Muslims
pad shah
Fatehpur Sikri
Agra
Divine Religion
Sufism, Jainism, Zorastrianism
tolerance
  ulema
jizya
dhimmis
diwali
vakil
mansabdars
jagir system
chaudhuri
zamindars
 

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