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 Subah partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bengal Subah historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Lahore historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lahore wasCapitalOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (intermittently)
Baburnama countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Zeenat Mahal country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal architecture developedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lahori Gate builtBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lodis successor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Lodi dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lodis followedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Lodi dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Arcot partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (indirectly through the Carnatic)
Mirza usedInRegion Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Ashraf Mahal countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Hindal Mirza countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Gulbadan Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Gulbadan Begum wroteAbout Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: early Mughal Empire
Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Diwan-i-Aam historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Aisha Sultan Begum associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Zafar country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Zafar placeOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Diwan-i-Khas historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Khanwa belligerent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Battle of Khanwa involvedPolity Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire under Babur
Maham Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Chatta Chowk historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Rang Mahal era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Qutb Shahi dynasty followedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Qutb Shahi dynasty overthrownBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Asaf Jahi dynasty predecessor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Asaf Jahi dynasty associatedEmpire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Umar Sheikh Mirza II associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (through his son Babur)
Battle of Ghaghra combatant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dildar Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Rajputs militaryAllegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lal Bai countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lal Bai residence Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Taj Mahal Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Taj Mahal Begum associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: late Mughal Empire
Naubat Khana associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Akbar II country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mariam-uz-Zamani associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mariam-uz-Zamani timePeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Khurram birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khurram deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khurram realm Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Parviz Mirza country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nur Jahan countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jagat Gosain country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire