Akbar the Great

India are the Maurya Empire which dominated ancient India from 322 BCE to 187 BCE and the Mughal Empire which had control from 1526 to 1857 until the British Raj took over. Although these empires existed almost two thousand years apart, they have a great deal in common including what made them such successful and far-reaching political forces, and maintain differences like what succeeded them after their downfalls. The Mauryan Empire is considered to be one of the most successful of its time. At

the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. Similar to the Hindu text, Mahabharat, the Indo-Islamic epic, Hamzanama was constantly narrated (by court storytellers) and (eventually) became a favorite of the illiterate Mughal Shahenshah, Akbar. Thus, at the age of fourteen, “Akbar personally recited the Hamzanama and ordered it to be the subject of the first royal manuscripts illustrated in India during his reign” (The National Museum of Asian Art). “The Hamzanama (Story of Hamza) is one of the most unusual

Anatolian Peninsula in Turkey started the Ottoman Empire. The Safavid Dynasty started with Shah Ismail. And Babur was the founder of the Mongol Empire and united the Hindu and Muslim kingdoms of India. The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mongol Empire all had great impact in the history of Middle East. However, their successes were on the base of their unified empire. As one of the indispensable progress led an empire to success, there are some factors that help the emperors to unify the empire. From 1300 to

empire had Muslim origins. To further gain the people’s loyalty, Akbar the leader of Mughal Empire eliminated tax on the non Muslims which would attract the Hindus and also the Christians into the empire creating a universal religion which a mix of Islam, Christians and Hindus.. Akbar had also secured the support and the allegiance of the different Hindus who existed in the region through the negotiation of the peace treaties. Akbar had endured that the local governors would be given grants rather

northwest, marched east, and overthrew a kingdom located the Ganges. Taking over its capital city, Pataliputra, he proclaimed himself ruler around 313 B.C.E. Mauryan Dynasty Maurya Empire The Maurya Empire at its largest extent under Ashoka the Great The Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE), A was powerful political and military empire in Ancient India ruled by the Mauryan Dynasty. Originating from the kingdom along the Indo-Gangetic plains , the empire had its capital city at Pataliputra (near modern

(Classon). Everyone goes through hardships, however they are experienced disparately. In a narrative, an author chooses a point of view specific to emphasize certain aspects of their narrative. The two types of point of views employed in “The Wars,” “Mrs. Akbar,” and “Fronteras Americanas” are first person and third person omniscient, respectively. Third person omniscient point of view is an “all-knowing kind of narrator” (“Omniscient Narrator”) that has “full knowledge of the story’s events and of the motives

As a political tactic, rulers often portray themselves in a certain way in order to stabilize their reign and rule more effectively. Some take the approach of uniqueness by setting themselves apart from their subject population while others take the approach of sameness by emphasizing the similarities in which they share with the people. Not exclusively limited to apartness or sameness, some rulers have shown to employ a mix of both ruling styles. It is these versatile rulers who have experienced

in northern India. Works of remarkable quality were produced by combining Indian, Persian and various other provincial styles. The new style began with the tomb of humayun and it had strong Persian influences. It was under the rule of Akbar(1556-1605) when the great architectural period began at agra. In 1569 the new capital city of fatehpur sikri was founded. One of the finest mosques of the Mughal era is jami masjid along with its victory gate buland darwaza. Most of the early Mughal constructions

flourished in both empires. There are more differences identified between these Empires. Ottoman and Mughal Empires share some similarities. Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman I, he was a Muslim leader. Similar to the Mughal Empire, was founded by Akbar, who was also a Muslim leader. Ottoman and Mughal Empires, both allowed religious freedom in their empire. As a Muslim Suleyman was required to

The Scroll of the Emperors by Yan Liben showed the great arts that flourished within China in the Tang Dynasty period. This is the only remaining work known to be from this artist and the first part of the scroll is now a copy for the first six groups of emperors. This work contains a lot of space because of the specific way the emperors and the attendants are placed. Due to these placements, the restrained postures and the view of an ordered lifestyle coming from the painting shows Confucius beliefs