Because they were tolerant of different beliefs and encouraged trade between different cultures along the Silk Road, ensuring the safety of traders traveling along the trade routes.
The differences between the Mughal and the Ottoman Empires is that the Ottomans had a majority Christian region, while the Mughals were ruling over Hindu majority region.
Tribes were no longer considered to be independent nations.
New York was ruled by a governor and an elected assembly. The governor was appointed by the Monarch from England while the proprietors that owned all the land and also had an influence in the government, got to elect the assembly members
I believe the answer to this question is C.
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