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A Mughal painting

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The weighing of Prince Khurram

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Detail of Chinese porcelain pieces on display shelves

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Detail of Jahangir

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Detail of cloth, cups and daggers

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Printable PDF of sections of the painting of the weighing of Prince Khurram.

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PowerPoint slideshow of sections of the painting of the weighing of Prince Khurram.

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Search highlights of the British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore.aspx

Search the Victoria & Albert Museum

Source: vam.ac.uk

Visit the site http://collections.vam.ac.uk/

Brief information about Mughal leaders.

Source: bl.uk

Visit the site http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/running/mughal/mughalrulers.html

The Mughal empire AD1500-1900

Source: youtube.com

Animated map showing the expansion and contraction of the Mughal empire AD1500-1900.



See this video on youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWaOd-QYP8w

Mughal India

Source: mughalindia.co.uk

Mughal India website from the British Museum. The bookcase has useful maps and illustrated summaries about the Mughal emperors.

Visit the site http://www.mughalindia.co.uk/room.html

Battle scene from Akbar’s memoirs

Source: vam.ac.uk

Visit the site http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9416/painting-kesav-kalan/

BBC video clip (4:25) about the power and decline of the Mughal Empire

Source: bbc.co.uk



See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011fnps

The decline of the Mughal Empire

Source: timelines.tv

Short video (5:25) about the decline of the Mughal Empire, the rise of the East India Company and the early years of the British Empire.



See this video on timelines.tv http://www.timelines.tv/index.php?t=2&e=5

The East India Company

Source: bl.uk

Series of web pages on the East India Company.

Visit the site http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/story/company.html

Deptford ship yard

Source: vimeo.com

Deptford ship yard part 1: short film for Key Stage 3 about a painting of East India Company ships at Deptford.

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The Money Brothers (part 1)

Source: vimeo.com

The Money Brothers parts 1 and 2: two short films for Key Stage 3 about a portrait of East India Traders based in India and China.



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The Money Brothers (part 2)

Source: vimeo.com

The Money Brothers parts 1 and 2: two short films for Key Stage 3 about a portrait of East India Traders based in India and China.



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Outside the classroom



Here are some relevant museums to visit.

Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Source: vam.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/m/mughal-empire/

National Maritime Museum: Traders: the East India Company and Asia

Source: rmg.co.uk

Visit the site www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/traders

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Source: ashmolean.org

Visit the site http://www.jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Source: nms.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/indian-encounters/

British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org/
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A Mughal painting