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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Bengal Sultanate militaryConflictWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Taqi Mir placeOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Taqi Mir countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lashkari Zaban historicalContext Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Ghalib birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirza Ghalib citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Rohilkhand historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Shah Alam II
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khanate of Bukhara borderedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Peshawar ruledByHistorically Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khyber Pass usedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kabul wasPartOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Company rule in India follows Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Oude historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Mughal Subah of Awadh partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nawabs of Awadh vassalOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Third Battle of Panipat countryAtTime Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Fall of Raigad Fort belligerent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Fall of Raigad Fort countryAtTime Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sambhaji opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Surat historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Battle of Palkhed countryAtTime Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Rajaram I opponent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Agra Fort builderDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Agra Fort historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Umarkot historicalAssociation Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murad Mirza country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murad Mirza allegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Malwa wasPartOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Persian historicalLanguageOfAdministrationIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nawab of the Carnatic partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murshidabad historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Najafi dynasty country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Najafi dynasty vassalTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jagat Seth banking family client Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
mir bakhshi partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Mir Bakhshi
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
mir bakhshi country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Mir Bakhshi
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
mir bakhshi appliesToJurisdiction Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Mir Bakhshi
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
mir bakhshi historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Mir Bakhshi
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Mughal court artisans country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
ud-Daulah usedInRegion Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
ud-Daulah timePeriodOfProminence Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Alivardi Khan suzerain Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Indo-Islamic architecture flourishedDuring Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mumtaz Mahal birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mumtaz Mahal countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Srinagar historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Nawab of Bengal partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nawab of Bengal gainedAutonomyFrom Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bengal Subah country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire