ibrahim lodi was the founder of the mughal empire in india.
ibrahim lodi was the founder of the mughal empire in india.
who was the founder of the mughal empire in india?
ibrahim lodi
the beginning of the empire is conventionally dated to the victory by its founder babur over ibrahim lodi, the last ruler of the delhi sultanate, in the first battle of panipat (1526). during the reign of humayun, the successor of babur, the empire was briefly interrupted by the sur empire established by sher shah suri, who re-established the grand trunk road across the northern indian subcontinent, initiated the rupee currency system and developed much of the foundations of the effective administration of mughal rule. the "classic period" of the mughal empire began in 1556, with the ascension of akbar to the throne. some rajput kingdoms continued to pose a significant threat to the mughal dominance of northwestern india, but most of them were subdued by akbar. all mughal emperors were muslims; akbar, however, propounded a syncretic religion in the latter part of his life called dīn-i ilāhī, as recorded in historical books like "ain-i-akbari" and "dabistān-i mazāhib". the mughal empire did not try to intervene in native societies during most of its existence, rather co-opting and pacifying them through concilliatory administrative practices and a syncretic, inclusive ruling elite, leading to more systematic, centralized and uniform rule. traditional and newly coherent social groups in northern and western india, such as the marathas, the rajputs, the pashtuns, the hindu jats and the sikhs, gained military and governing ambitions during mughal rule which, through collaboration or adversity, gave them both recognition and military experience.
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the indian economy was large and prosperous under the mughal empire. during the mughal era, the gross domestic product (gdp) of india in 1600 was estimated at about 22% of the world economy, the second largest in the world, behind only ming china but larger than europe. by 1700, the gdp of mughal india had risen to 24% of the world economy, the largest in the world, larger than both qing china and western europe. mughal india was the world leader in manufacturing, producing about 25% of the world's industrial output up until the 18th century. india's gdp growth increased under the mughal empire, with india's gdp having a faster growth rate during the mughal era than in the 1,500 years prior to the mughal era. mughal india's economy has been described as a form of proto-industrialization, like that of 18th-century western europe prior to the industrial revolution.
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