This was the Mughal Empire - it was ruling the area from around 1520 and continued having power until 1857, when the British Crown took control of the land. Today the period after the Mughal Empire is refereed to as British Raj.
The Mughal Empire used Persian and Urdu as the main languages (althought many other languages were spoken too).
They started colonies because they wanted more villages, food, and water.
C. the twenty-first amendement
An illuminated manuscript<span> is a </span>manuscript<span> in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as </span>initials, borders (marginalia<span>) and </span>miniature illustrations<span>.
</span> It is made from animal skin, most usually the skin of a sheep or cow. Goatskin was used too <span> and also deer or pigskin .
</span><span> Illuminated Manuscripts were used by priests and monks for ritual purposes.</span>
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