Mughal culture

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Mughal culture was a rich Indo-Persian imperial civilization in South Asia known for its distinctive art, architecture, literature, and courtly traditions that flourished under the Mughal Empire.

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Mughal court 1
Mughal culture canonical 1
Mughal imperial court 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Persian culture
historical culture
imperial court culture
associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
associatedWithReligion Islam
associatedWithRuler Akbar
Aurangzeb
Babur
Humayun
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
centeredInCity Agra
Delhi
Fatehpur Sikri
Lahore
declinedIn 18th century
developedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
flourishedIn South Asia
hasArchitecturalFeature charbagh garden layout
chhatris
iwans
jalis
massive gateways
onion dome
pietra dura decoration
red sandstone construction
white marble inlay
hasArchitecturalStyle Mughal architecture
hasArtForm Mughal miniature painting
court portraiture
floral ornamentation
imperial manuscript illustration
hasCourtLanguage Persian
hasCourtPractice formal audience rituals
gift exchange
patronage of architects
patronage of musicians
patronage of painters
patronage of scholars
sumptuary regulations
hasCuisineInfluence Nawabi cuisine
surface form: Mughlai cuisine
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Central Asian culture
Indian culture
Islamic culture
Persian culture
Turko-Mongol traditions
hasEliteClass Sufi saints
mansabdars
ulama
umara
hasGardenTradition charbagh gardens
terraced gardens
water channels in gardens
hasLiteraryTradition Persian court poetry
Sufi literature
biographical dictionaries
chronicles
translation of Sanskrit texts into Persian
hasMusicTradition Hindustani music
surface form: Hindustani classical music

dhrupad
khayal
hasReligiousPolicyFeature Akbar’s policy of sulh-i kul
imperial patronage of diverse religious communities
hasTextileTradition brocades
carpets
fine muslins
luxury textiles
hasVisualMotif battle scenes
courtly scenes
hunting scenes
mythological narratives
naturalistic flora and fauna
influenced British colonial architecture in India
Rajput court culture
Sikh architecture
Urdu literary culture
later Indo-Islamic architecture
modern South Asian cuisine
influencedBy Deccani painting
surface form: Deccani art

Rajput artistic traditions
Safavid art
surface form: Safavid Persian art

Timurid artistic traditions
knownFor courtly etiquette
religious debates at court
sumptuous royal patronage
syncretic artistic traditions
legacyRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Pakistan
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
early 18th century
usesLanguage Chagatai Turkic
Hindavi
Persian language
surface form: Persian

Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
usesScript Perso-Arabic script

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Nastaʿlīq associatedWithCulture Mughal culture
The Enchantress of Florence subjectMatter Mughal culture
this entity surface form: Mughal court
mir bakhshi location Mughal culture
subject surface form: Mir Bakhshi
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial court