Mughal legal system
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The Mughal legal system was the judicial framework of the Mughal Empire, combining Islamic jurisprudence—primarily Hanafi fiqh—with imperial edicts and local customs to govern its diverse population.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal legal system canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial framework
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| appliedTo |
Muslim subjects
ⓘ
non-Muslim subjects ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hanafi school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanafi fiqh
Islamic law ⓘ |
| codificationPatron | Aurangzeb ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatawa-i Alamgiri
|
| developedUnder |
Akbar
ⓘ
Aurangzeb ⓘ Jahangir ⓘ Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| featuredPrinciple |
combination of sharīʿa and qānūn
ⓘ
discretionary justice by the emperor ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
parts of Central India ⓘ parts of Deccan ⓘ parts of Eastern India ⓘ |
| hadCourtLevel |
district courts
ⓘ
imperial court ⓘ local courts ⓘ provincial courts ⓘ |
| hadJudicialOfficer |
kotwal
ⓘ
mir adl ⓘ mufti ⓘ qadis ⓘ
surface form:
qazi
sadr ⓘ |
| handledMatter |
civil law
ⓘ
commercial disputes ⓘ criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ property disputes ⓘ |
| incorporated |
imperial edicts
ⓘ
local customs ⓘ |
| influenced |
early colonial legal administration in India
ⓘ
later Indo-Islamic legal practice ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Persian ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Hanafi school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanafi
|
| recognizedCommunityLaw |
Hindu personal law
ⓘ
customary law of various castes ⓘ tribal customs ⓘ |
| religiousFoundation | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| ultimateAuthority | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
farmans
ⓘ
qānūn (secular regulations) ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ Sharia ⓘ
surface form:
sharīʿa (Islamic law)
|
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