The Rajputs
= "Sons of kings"
= warriors that ruled the kingdom of India
= converted India to Hinduism
= absorbed by members of the warriors or soldiers known as the Kshatriyas
= lived by a code of honor and bravery
= warriors that ruled the kingdom of India
= converted India to Hinduism
= absorbed by members of the warriors or soldiers known as the Kshatriyas
= lived by a code of honor and bravery
Hinduism
= is the predominant spiritual following of the Indian subcontinent, and one of its indigenous faiths.
@ Three Gods
@ Three Gods
Buddhism
= ceased to exist and was absorbed back into the system
= took his place as the ninth incarnation of the God Vishnu
Suttee
- tradition in which a faithful wife could only show her love if she would remain at the side of her husband's body and die of honorably in the flames of funeral pyre.
= took his place as the ninth incarnation of the God Vishnu
Suttee
- tradition in which a faithful wife could only show her love if she would remain at the side of her husband's body and die of honorably in the flames of funeral pyre.
Muslims Challenge the Hindu Ruler
= came in 712 B.C.E. when Arab Muslim conquered the North western portion of India
= the Muslim Invaders came from Afghanistan, Turkestan, and Central Asia
= all of them believed in the religion of the Islam and the firm believer in one Allah
= to the Muslims, all men are equal in the eyes of Allah.
= they cannot understand the Hindu Caste System
= the Muslim Invaders came from Afghanistan, Turkestan, and Central Asia
= all of them believed in the religion of the Islam and the firm believer in one Allah
= to the Muslims, all men are equal in the eyes of Allah.
= they cannot understand the Hindu Caste System
The Mughal Empire in India
TARMALANE
= the greatest military conqueror of his time
= "Timur the Lame"
= left India in the state of anarchy
HINDU RAJAHS and RAJPUT PRINCES
= estabished their own kingdoms side by side with the Deli Sultanate
= the greatest military conqueror of his time
= "Timur the Lame"
= left India in the state of anarchy
HINDU RAJAHS and RAJPUT PRINCES
= estabished their own kingdoms side by side with the Deli Sultanate
The Reign of Akbar
= only 13 when he ascended the throne of his father
= his reign was marked with continuous battles with Rajputs Warriors
= succeeded in building and welding a large empire
= he was marked with fairness
Din Ilahi
= "Divine Faith"
= combination of all the elements of teachings of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity
= unfortunately displeased the Orthodox Muslims and this religion died with Akbar in 1605
= his reign was marked with continuous battles with Rajputs Warriors
= succeeded in building and welding a large empire
= he was marked with fairness
Din Ilahi
= "Divine Faith"
= combination of all the elements of teachings of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity
= unfortunately displeased the Orthodox Muslims and this religion died with Akbar in 1605
Muslims Influence in India
PURDAH
= seclusion of women, a practice wherein women were not allowed to go out in public or meet with any man outside the family
MINARETS
= most famous Islamic Feature
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