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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Khusrav Mirza country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sahiba Banu Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Salim countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Orissa historicallyRuledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lodi dynasty successor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Tomb of Akbar the Great era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Hamida Banu Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Hamida Banu Begum citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Daniyal Mirza empire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sulh-i Kul associatedWithEmpire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak employer Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak citizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Birbal country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Birbal timePeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Sikandra associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Faizi employer Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Faizi countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Faizi culture Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal India
British conquest of Bengal participant Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Salima Sultan Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Salima Sultan Begum era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Buland Darwaza creator Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Din-i Ilahi countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kashmiris historicalEmpireRule Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim countryOfBurial Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim empire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai placeOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai countryOfActivity Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Turco-Mongol associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
World-reflecting Mosque builtByDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bairam Khan allegiance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bairam Khan empire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nizamuddin area timePeriodOfDevelopment Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Empress Bega Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Bega Begum
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Maratha foughtAgainst Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Alamgir I countryRuled Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Alamgir I birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Alamgir I deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Deccan wars against Bijapur conflictBetween Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Deccan wars against Bijapur country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Deccan wars against Bijapur belligerent Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri timePeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Multan historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Sikh Confederacy opposedTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
The History of British India describes Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire in India