- Akbar: Greatest of the Mughal emperors and reformers
- Babur: descendent of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane
- caste system: a hindu social class system that cobtrolled every part of daily life
- Delhi: the thrid largest city in India
- Hinduism: a religion developed in india introduced by the Aryans
- shah jahn: Mughal emperor of India and builde of the Taj Mahal
- sultan: a Muslim king
- Taj Mahal: a spectacular tomb near Agra, India, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
- tamerlane: Turkish conqueror acvctive in India, Russia, and the med.