EARLY SOUTH ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS & CULTURE
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Asoka | Mauryan ruler during "Golden Age" Encouraged religious toleration Against violence Buddhist Carved laws on rock pillars Built stupas (shrines) Sent buddhist missionaries to china tibet & siam (cultural diffusion) |
| Vasco DaGama | Found India Portugese |
| Aurangzeb | Mughal Shah Jihan's son arrested his father & killed older brother for his throne expanded & weakened empire heavy taxes to pay for war & luxuries struct muslim who inforced islamic law (sharia) 2 million died of famine during rule taxed & banned hindu's from gov service hindu rajputs & sikhs revolted |
| Nur Jihan | mughal jahangir's wife excelled in hunting & fashion rejected religious tolerance converted mughal to islam |
| Akbar | Mughal Empire Grandson of Babur "Golden Age" promoted religious tolerance married hindu, christian & muslim founded hindi and urdu abolished tax on non-muslims & hindu pilgrims educated by spanish christian jusuit monk meritocracy=promoted knowledge/skill installed rajputs graduated income tax |
| Kautilya | Mauryan Changdragupta's chief advisor Brahmin Wrote "Arthahsastra"- guide for ruling an empire Divided empire into 4 to make ruling easier |
| Changdra Gupta II | Gupta Empire "Golden Age" Expanded empire through war & diplomacy Trade between mediterranean & india |
| Babur | Founder of Mughal empire Military genius claimed to be Tamerlane's grandson Islam |
| Aryabhata | Gupta methematician calculated pi & length of solar year |
| Changdragupta Maurya | Founder of the Mauryans Massive army Brought peace and prosperity Farmers and military occupations |
| Nanak | Founder of Sikhism |
| Changdra Gupta I | Gupta Empire "Great King of Kings" Hindu No relation to Mauryan empire Gained power through marriage |
| Shah Jihan | Mughal Killed off political rivals for his position Jahangir & Nur Jahan's second son created Taj Mahal |
| Jahangir | Mughal Akbar's weak son left running empire to his wife |
| Kalidasa | Gupta court poet Wrote "Shakuntala" - story of true love and forgiveness |
| Mumtaz Mahal | Shah Jihan's wife Taj Mahal created for her |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism known as "buddha" or "enlightened one" -human suffering is universal -cause of suffering is desire -to end suffering you need to crush desire -to crush desire you need to follow the eightfold path (middle way between self control and desire) |
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