HIS101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stamp Seal, Mughal Empire, Hooj Choons
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Indus valley (farming villages by 7,000 b. c. e. peak 2,500-2,000 b. c. e) Mughal empire (1526-1707 c. e. ) (other dates possible too) The rise of civilization of the indus valley. Mohenjo daro, well ordered grid for streets, emphasis on cleanliness, drainage system per home. Not much warfare, contact with disntat culture. Site of mohenjo daro have remains in danger, 90% is not explored/excavated. The stamp seal might"ve been linguistic, others say they are religious. Ted talk a rosetta stone for a lost language (17 minute video) http://www. ted. com/talks/rajesh_rao_computing_a_rosetta_stone_for_the_indus_ script. Still noted taj mahal and miniature of a mughal court. Imperial military power, mughal empire had large trade surpluses. Captured samarkand, then kabul, northern india (calling it hindustan), controlled considerable land until his death. Babur"s ancestors on mother"s side is descent of mongols. Babur"s son humayun (r. 1530-1556) suffered fatal action of dropping books, often revered as a useless leader in textbooks.
