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Women Under Mughals

By:Verel Ahye

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  • The Mughal Dynasty came about because of Zahir al Din Muhammad,also known as "Barbar" (the tiger) he mounted invasions in India and in 1526 he took over Delhi. Women in Mughal Society had the most freedoms throught the muslim dynasties,but still an inferior undertone was always there.

General Treatment in the dynasty

  • The Mughal Women where usually treated with respect. They even had the right to own land. Some royal concumbines,like the picture to the left enjoyed more privalleged lifestyles.

Education system

  • Women were allowed to be educated,usually just with arts and poetry. Some aristocratic women were allowed awards for thier work also
  • Marriage Polices and customs
  • Marriage was usually arranged. An example of that was in the memoirs of Emperor Jahangir(1605-1627), in which he talks about him demanding his daughter to the son of Raja Man Singh.

Women in politics

  • Most emeprors relied on women for polticial advice. Below: Emperor Barbur was very famous for his respect for women's ideas towards politics.

Religion and women

  • The Mughals were Muslim but Hinduisim still remained there. Some of the Hindus still practiced the idea of isolating women. Hindu men would also marry muslim women to keep thier faith alive.

Laws to protect women's rights

  • Akbar the Great(r.1506-1605) he encouraged widows to get married. He also outlawed the Hindu practice of Sati,which was the hiding of females in the house. Also had established special market days for women.

Story of the Taj Mahal

Emperor Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It was finished in 1653 and is now the 7th wonder of the world !

Women in war

Women were allowed to fight in battles !

Compaeing and contrasting of Mughal women's rights and Ottoman Women's rights

  • The Hidden princess
  • Princess Zebunnissa's poetry.

No Muslim I,

But an idolater,

I bow before the image of my Love,

And worship Her.

No Brahman I,

My sacred thread

I cast away, for round my neck I wear

Her plaited hair instead.

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  • Were given a greater respect.

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  • Were given a greater respect.
  • Had special market days
  • Played important role in Govt.
  • Could own property
  • Still considered inferior to men.
  • Had Pater Familias
  • Were not allowed to partcipate in Govt.
  • Were not considered citizens of Rrome

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