Caption
The Mughal empire
Summary
This map of the Indian subcontinent and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) shows the extent of
the Mughal Empire at various times:
- at Akbar’s death (1605)
- under Shah Jahan (1628-1657)
- c. 1700
The map also shows Maratha territories at Shivaji’s death in 1680; the
provinces governed by the centralised
zabt system of
revenue administration; and the locations of European settlements.
Copyright status
Copyright © Times Books 2007
Reproduced from The Times Complete History of the World by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Licensing
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Source
The Times Complete History of the World (2007), p. 191.