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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Haji Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Haji Begum associatedWithEmpire Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 focusesOn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dahod historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mausoleum of Aurangzeb associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bengali Muslims historicalInfluence Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sur Empire predecessor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sur Empire successor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shahjahanabad partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dilras Banu Begum region Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal India
Muhammad Akbar countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Zeb-un-Nissa countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas regionOfActivity Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal India
Masjid-i Jahan-Numa builtByDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dara Shikoh birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dara Shikoh deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dara Shikoh countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Dutch Bengal tradedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mariam-uz-Zamani's Tomb period Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Moradabad historicalRegion Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire territory
Padishah usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
coincides with Bandi Chhor Divas historicalEventTime Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Bandi Chhor Divas
this entity surface form: Mughal period in India
Mariam-uz-Zamani Palace historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khwabgah associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sufi saint Salim Chishti associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Salim Chishti
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Sufi saint Salim Chishti era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Salim Chishti
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Birbal’s House era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khazana builtBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khazana era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Daftar Khana associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Daftar Khana historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Caravanserai associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jamaat Khana historicalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Khuldabad historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Khuldabad associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Deccan sultanates followedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Deccan sultanates conflict Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bahadur Shah I countryRuled Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bahadur Shah I birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bahadur Shah I deathPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jama Masjid, Agra associatedDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jhansi Fort historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Jagdishpur estate historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Ibadat Khana associatedWithDynasty Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Begum usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Maharaja Jai Singh II interactedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murad Bakhsh countryOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Murad Bakhsh countryOfDeath Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire