KEYWORDS

• Mongols


  Tribe who conquered much of central Asia in the 13th Century. Mughal is the Persian word for Mongol.
• Harem


  The part of the court reserved for the emperor's wives and concubines (mistresses) and their entourage
• Hindustan


  Name given to the northern part of India
• Jharoka


  Special window at which Mughal emperors showed themselves to their people
• Jizya


  The poll tax that the Delhi sultans had imposed on all non-Muslims before Mughal rule began. Abolished by Akbar in 1564 but reinstated by Aurangzeb in 1679.
• Mansabdars


  Nobles and officials who helped the emperor to rule his lands
• Sati/suttee


  A practice found chiefly among Hindus in South Asia, in which a widow sacrificed herself on her deceased husband's funeral pyre
• East India Company


  The British trading company which set up a trading post at Surat in 1612
• Factory


  A compound set up by European traders including warehouses and residences