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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Carnatic Nawabate suzerainPower Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir-e Bakhshi country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir-e Bakhshi appliesToJurisdiction Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Muhammad Madani country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Muhammad Madani citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Arjumand Banu Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal court country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
rupee usedInCountry Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (historical)
Taruna Dal opposedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
subah (Mughal provincial administration) usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shalimar Gardens builtBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Walled City of Lahore historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murshid Quli Khan country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murshid Quli Khan allegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Mughal country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Jawan Bakht countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khanzada Begum associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Chanderi combatant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Humayun-nama countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jahangir Mirza II dynasticConnection Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abu Nasir Mu'in ud-din Muhammad Akbar Shah II country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Badshah usedInEmpire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Makkah Masjid completedUnderDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan placeOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Siege of Delhi (1803) associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Muhammad Qutb Shah successorState Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Jahangir country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Hemu opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jodha Bai countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Akbar–Rajput alliance hasParticipant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sahib Jamal dynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sahib Jamal citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan Nama countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan Nama historicalPeriodCovered Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kangra Fort associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Malika-i-Jahan regionOfProminence Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shahdara Bagh historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Akbari Sarai era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Tomb of Asif Khan associatedDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Prince Khurram countryRuled Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Prince Khurram birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Prince Khurram deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Diwanji Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Indo-Persians associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Muhammad Shah
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Uwais Khan connectedTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire in India