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The Mughal Golden Age
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The Mughal Golden Age was the period of the Mughal Empire's greatest prosperity, territorial extent and architectural achievement, running from Akbar's accession through Shah Jahan's reign, when the splendour of the Mughal court reached its peak as exemplified by the Taj Mahal, to Aurangzeb's reign, which brought the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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Geographic ScopeSouth Asia, from the Indus River Basin and northern Afghanistan in the west and Kashmir in the north to Assam and Bengal in the east and the Deccan Plateau in South India. 3 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Akbar
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Akbar succeeded Humayun on 14 February 1556, while in the midst of a war against Sikandar Shah Suri to reclaim the Mughal throne.
2. Wikipedia: Aurangzeb
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Mughal emperor from 1658 to 1707
3. Wikipedia: Mughal Empire
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During the reign of Shah Jahan, the splendour of the Mughal court reached its peak, as exemplified by the Taj Mahal.
3. Wikipedia: Mughal Empire
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the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of present-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan Plateau in South India.
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