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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Chishti Order historicalPeriodOfFlourishing Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire era
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (through AMU) birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Agra district historicalEraSignificant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khan-i-Khanan usedInEmpire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khan-i-Khanan country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Aligarh Fort associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khan-i-Khanan Rahim's tomb era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nawab Bai country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686) countryInvolved Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal conquest of Golconda belligerent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Sinhagad combatant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Sinhagad countryAtTime Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Sinhagad involvedPolity Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sikandar Adil Shah opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sikandar Adil Shah defeatedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sikandar Adil Shah successorState Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bairam Beg countryOfService Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Muhammad Kam Bakhsh country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kondhana capturedFrom Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kondhana controlledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Misls primaryOpponents Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Ahluwalia Misl opposed Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Alhuwalia Misl opposed Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (in Punjab)
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dallewalia Misl conflictWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Yarkand Khanate borders Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sur tribe associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sur tribe conflictWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal–Sur Wars conflictBetween Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal–Sur Wars opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Treaties of the British East India Company appliesTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sultanam Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Zubdat-un-Nissa country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Zubdat-un-Nissa placeOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire