Unit Test Part 2: More Global Interactions

The changes and continuities in the island of Japan and the subcontinent of India between 1450 and 1750 differ greatly. Both empires unified their people and experienced a growth of population along with a economic increase. The empires in India and Japan experienced various changes from 1450 to 1750.

When the great Gupta empire of India ended, the large subcontinent was controlled by many different clans. Each tribe was governed individually and experienced war with other clans to gain power. In the 1500's, Babur (Zahir al-Din Muhammad) set his sights on unifying most of India. He accomplished this and ruled the Islamic Mughal empire for much of the 16th and 17th centuries. This new empire used their brutal military strength to gain land from the tribes that previously resided in India. They fueled their economy with trade of textile from other “Gunpowder Empires” and the Europeans. Also, a large emphasis was placed on the arts and architecture in the later 1700's with the creation of the Taj Mahal and Islamic mosques. The agriculture practices of the empire also advanced as new crops and technology was introduced. As a result of these features, the population surged. The Mughal empire ruled a mostly Hindu population inside a Islamic law code. Akbar the Great (leader in the late 15 h century) focused on religious freedom and expression between Hindu's and Muslim's. To do this, he created a new religion that combined the two religions named Din-I-Ilahi. While this new faith was not very successful, it did provide great religious independence. The Mughal empire began to decline due to many reasons. The biggest of these is the ending of religious freedom. Emperor Aurangzeb disbanded the religious tolerance that use to be given ...

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... a total of about 415 million.” This population rise is due to increased trade relations, development of new agriculture, and upgrade of technological advancements. Both the Mughal Empire and Tokugawa empire experienced these factors at one point. Another similarity is the need for unification. Japan was in chaos until Tokugawa Ieyasu reunified the government under the Tokugawa shogunate. On the other hand, India came together under the Bubur in the 16th century. These two empires used their military strength, large population, and great dynasties of leaders to unify large countries.

From the early 1450's into the late 1750's, the areas of Japan and India experienced many changes. They changed social, economic, cultural, and religious standpoints of both civilizations. The changes that impacted these cultures greatly affected the way they work in modern society.