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Guru Narak, the founder of Sikhism and teacher of many dies. Sikhism was a syncretic religion formed during a time of strife between Islam and Hinduism that emphasized equality and the oneness of different religions.
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Akbar the Great was a ruler of the Moghul empire who emphasized religious toleration and tried to unify his diverse empire.
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The Jizya was a tax that all non-Muslims had to pay in Islamic empires. It was abolished during the rule of Akbar the Great.
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Fatepur SIkri was the capital of the Moghul Empire during the reign of Akbar the Great. It was constructed on his orders and eventually abandoned due to a lack of water sources.
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Din-I-Ilahi was a new religion created by Akbar the Great that was meant to meld aspects of all the religions at the time into a single faith. It didn't catch on among the masses.
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Akbar the Great died, ending the period of dramatic reforms that happened during his life.
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Aurangzeb was a highly orthodox Muslim emperor who would repeal many of the earlier religious reforms and increase persecution of minority religious groups.
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Aurangzeb ordered the destruction of Hindu temples, reigniting old religious conflicts.
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At this time, Aurangzeb adopted a policy of forced conversion. Many Hindus and Sikhs were forced to convert to Islam.
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The Jizya, a special tax on non Muslims, was reinstated by Aurangzeb as part of his orthodox Islamic reforms.
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Sikhism, a once peaceful religion, was transformed into a militant organization by the persecution of Aurangzeb.