Bringing Mughals back to life
Essential Question Looking at the monuments around us and the
roads named after Mughal emperors at the present time, do you think they might have played
an important role in the history of India?
End Product
The students will stage a ‘nukkad naatak’ to showcase their learning of the Mughals.
Essential Learning Levels
The students will be able to
• Identify key rulers from the Mughal Empire
• Illustrate the importance of Mughal rulers to the growth of the empire.
• Mark extent of the Mughal Empire on the map.
• Explain Mughal’s traditions of succession.
• List the importance of having diplomatic ties with other rulers.
• State the functions of mansabdars and jagirdars.
• Explain Akbar’s idea of sulh-i-kul.
• Give reasons for the downfall of the Mughal Empire.