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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Mehr-un-Nissa country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mehr-un-Nissa citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Manbhawati Bai country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Manbhawati Bai citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Padshah Begum usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kingdom of Hyderabad predecessor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mihr-un-Nissa country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mihr-un-Nissa citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mihr-un-Nissa deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sher Afgan Khan servedUnder Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sher Afgan Khan allegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal imperial court at Lahore partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal imperial court at Lahore country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah successorState Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah defeatedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Umid Bega Begum associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (ancestral line)
Kabuli Bagh Mosque builtInPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mahlara Begum partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mahlara Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
North Indian Muslims historicalInfluence Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Hazrat Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nasir Mirza associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (early history)
Junagadh State predecessor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (regional authority)
Qudsia Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shahzada Parviz Mirza countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shahzada Parviz Mirza birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Karnal countryAtTime Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Karnal belligerent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sack of Delhi (1739) location Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sack of Delhi (1739) combatant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Golkonda capturedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal chronicles describes Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal conquest of Gujarat foughtBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal conquest of Gujarat belligerent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Badauni employer Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Badauni citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Ain-i Akbari countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Tawhid-i Ilahi countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Divine Faith associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Divine Faith countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Turki usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Turki region Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal North India
Sultan Daniyal Mirza countryOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sultan Daniyal Mirza countryOfDeath Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Noor Jahan country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sahib-i-Jamal countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abu al-Faiz employer Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abu al-Faiz countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
western Punjab region historicallyInfluencedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire