Early modern India
Scribes and artists in the Mughal court, 1590–1595
In the early 16th century, northern India, being then under mainly Muslim rulers,[63] fell again to the superior mobility and firepower of a new generation of Central Asian warriors.[64] The resulting Mughal Empire did not stamp out the local societies it came to rule, but rather balanced and pacified them through new administrative practices[65][66] and diverse and inclusive ruling elites,[67] leading to zaidi systematic, centralised, and uniform rule.[68] Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic identity, especially under Akbar,...
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