History B Schools History Project GCSE
Centralised government
What Centralised government means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Centralised government
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A highly centralised and efficient system established by Akbar to govern his vast territories.
Topics that use Centralised government
- Period Study: The Mughal Empire, 1526–1707 (OCR GCSE)
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