Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)

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The Mughal Empire was a powerful early modern Islamic dynasty that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century, renowned for its centralized administration, cultural synthesis, and monumental architecture such as the Taj Mahal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic dynasty
early modern state
empire
administrativeSystem mansabdari system
architecturalStyle Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mughal architecture
capital Agra
New Delhi, India
surface form: Delhi
continent Asia
countryToday Afghanistan
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
courtLanguage Persian
culturalContribution Persianate court culture
development of Urdu
miniature painting
currency rupee
dynasty Timurid dynasty
economicBase agrarian economy
endEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
endYear 1857
ethnicOriginOfDynasty Turco-Mongol
export indigo
spices
textiles
foundedBy Babur
foundingDate 1526
foundingEvent First Battle of Panipat
governmentType absolute monarchy
centralized bureaucracy
knownFor centralized administration
cultural synthesis
monumental architecture
religious tolerance under Akbar
lastEmperor Bahadur Shah II
legalSystem Islamic law with imperial regulations
militaryTechnology gunpowder weapons
namedAfter Mongol
notableBuilding Fatehpur Sikri
Humayun's Tomb
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Red Fort
Taj Mahal
notableRuler Akbar
Aurangzeb
Babur
Humayun
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
officialLanguage Persian
overthrownBy British Empire
partOf Gunpowder Empires
peakUnder Akbar
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan
populationPeakApprox over 100 million
predecessor Delhi Sultanate
region South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
religion Sunni Islam
religiousPolicyUnderAkbar sulh-i kul
startYear 1526
successor British India
surface form: British Raj

Maratha Empire
various princely states
symbol peacock throne
taxSystem zabt system
trade Indian Ocean trade

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Seven Years' War mainBelligerent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (nominally)
British India precededBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) architecturalStyle Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
this entity surface form: Mughal architecture
Punjab historicalRuler Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Plassey place Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bengal wasProvinceOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sind partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Maratha Empire precededBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (as dominant North Indian power)
Maratha Empire conflict Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Oudh partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
northern India wasCradleOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Northern India
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Carnatic region of India influencedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Siraj ud-Daulah era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (late period)
Timurid dynasty hasCulturalInfluenceOn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Timurid dynasty hasSuccessorState Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
mansabdari system usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Gunpowder Empires refersTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Gunpowder Empires includesEmpire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
peacock throne countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Peacock Throne
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Babur deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Babur founded Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bahadur Shah II birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bahadur Shah II countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Red Fort builtBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Delhi Sultanate followedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
First Battle of Panipat partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal conquest of India
Jahangir countryRuled Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Durrani Empire bordered Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Akbar deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Akbar countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Islamic world hasHistoricEmpire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Humayun empire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jama Masjid, Delhi governingEmpireAtConstruction Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Aurangzeb birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Agra historicalPeriodOfProminence Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Fatehpur Sikri wasCapitalOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Siege of Delhi location Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Punjabi people historicallyRuledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Greater Iran historicallyLinkedTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan empire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Hanafi school historicallyAdoptedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
The Enchantress of Florence setting Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Jafar country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Jafar birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Palashi historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Hyderabad, Sindh historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Battle of Buxar combatant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bengal Sultanate replacedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire