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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Mehrauli hasHistoricalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kingdom of Mrauk U tradedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kingdom of Mrauk U hadConflictWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Chhatrapati Shahu I maintainedRelationsWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Tarabai opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jinji Fort associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jinji Fort laterControlledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Babri Masjid associatedDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jahangiri Mahal historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Chand dynasty conflictWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Chand dynasty allianceWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (various periods)
Umerkot District historicallyAssociatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Umarkot Fort museum associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Umarkot Fort Museum
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Umarkot Fort associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mahadaji Scindia opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
The Moghul settingPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
The Moghul subjectMatter Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Rathore dynasty conflictWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Rathore dynasty alliedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Rathore dynasty vassalTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sinhagad Fort capturedFrom Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Malwa Sultanate followedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Pari Mahal affiliation Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Burdwan, Deccan associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Burdwan, Deccan countryDuringMughalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Gauhar Ara Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Gauhar Ara Begum birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sarfaraz Khan country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shahzadi Khanam country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Carnatic underSuzeraintyOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Saadatullah Khan I country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Saadatullah Khan I allegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Umdat ul-Umara allegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murshid Quli Khan family governedUnder Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jagat Seth associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jagat Seth (titleholder) country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Çağatay Türkçesi usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Bakshi country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Bakshi appliesToJurisdiction Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Taj Mahal gardens in Agra culturalContext Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
bejewelled thrones associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dost Ali Khan nominalOverlord Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dost Ali Khan allegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lutf-un-nisa Begum civilization Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shalimar Gardens, Lahore significantPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Raja Todar Mal employer Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Raja Todar Mal country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Raja Todar Mal citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Carnatic Nawabate subordinateTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Carnatic Nawabate emergedUnderInfluenceOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire