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Ancient India SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Art p.28
▸ ▸ Asia p.29
Great cities were built in India 5,000 years ago. This ▸ ▸ Astronomy p.32
marked the start of a unique civilization. In the years ▸ ▸ Buildings p.48
1526–1857, India was united as the Mughal Empire. ▸ ▸ Religion p.208

The Mughals made scientific breakthroughs and ▸ ▸ War pp.278–279
beautiful works of art.
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was founded
The central by Babur, a ruler from Central Asia Emperor Babur
dome is 115 ft who conquered northern India in commanded his
(35 m) tall. 1526. The Empire was ruled troops from an
elephant.
by Babur’s family for more
than 300 years.

Elephant
driver, or
mahout

Taj Mahal
Built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan in 1632,
the Taj Mahal is the tomb of his wife, Mumtaz
Mahal. The huge white marble building took
20,000 men more than ten years to finish.

This globe is marked War elephants used
with the positions their trunks and tusks
of the stars. to kill the enemy.

Babur’s army
had more than
80,000 men.
Science
The Mughals studied the stars and
made brass globes to map their
positions. Scientists invented shampoo
and new ways to work with metal.

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