Religious tensions in the Mughal Empire
I can explain the impact of Aurangzeb's religious policies on support for the Mughal Empire.
Religious tensions in the Mughal Empire
I can explain the impact of Aurangzeb's religious policies on support for the Mughal Empire.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Mughal emperors, including Aurangzeb, were Muslims.
- Mughal emperors traditionally showed tolerance towards non-Muslims.
- Aurangzeb reintroduced the jizya and even destroyed Hindu temples.
- Hindu and Sikh groups rebelled against the Mughals during Aurangzeb's reign.
- A growing number of non-Muslims served as Mughal officials during Aurangzeb's reign.
Common misconception
Aurangzeb was completely intolerant towards and alienated all non-Muslims.
Aurangzeb continued to support non-Muslim places of worship and to promote non-Muslim officials in the empire, leading to increased numbers of Hindus and Sikhs serving the Mughal Empire by the end of his reign.
Keywords
Tolerance - tolerance involves allowing people to do or believe what they want although your beliefs are different or you do not agree with them
Gurdwara - a gurdwara is a Sikh place of worship
Jizya - the jizya was a tax which non-Muslims had to pay in Muslim-ruled countries
Discrimination - discrimination involves treating a person or particular group of people in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of characteristics like their race or religion
Guru - a guru is a religious leader in the Sikh religion
Content guidance
- Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.
- Contains conflict or violence.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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