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The Mughal or Mogul Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries. The time of their reign was marked by a period of peaceful religious and cultural blossoming between Hindus and Muslims in India, whose culmination is the golden era of Islamic-Hindu cross-influences. This empire, in turn, strengthened the influence of Islam in South Asia, extending Muslim, especially Persian culture. Mughal were Muslims who ruled the Hindu majority.
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In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia.
B. The British East India Company ruled India till 1874
