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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Murad Bakhsh country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bhopal State predecessor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire (regional authority)
Kashmir Valley historicalRuler Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Ahmednagar Fort controlledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal paintings developedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Azam Shah country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal Subah of Bengal partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Burhanpur foundedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jalalabad, Afghanistan historicEmpireAssociation Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Jalalabad
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Persia culturalInfluenceOn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Tomb of Salim Chishti era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Rang Mahal era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Rang Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Persian miniature painting alsoPracticedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal India
Raja Bir Singh Deo associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Guru Arjan era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Al-Sultan al-Azam associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Akbarabadi Mahal countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
subject surface form: Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal rupee usedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal rupee currencyOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal rupee standardUnitOfAccountIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal rupee adoptedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Verinag hasHistoricalPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Kandahari Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Kandahari Begum era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Izz-un-Nissa Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal culture developedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Agra division hasHistoricalImportance Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Bulleh Shah birthPlace Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Badakhshan historicallyRuledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya timePeriodDepicted Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Ahmednagar historicalEra Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal period
Gwalior Fort controlledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Khandesh historicallyRuledBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Lalbagh Fort builtBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Durgeshnandini settingPeriod Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal era
Punjab, Pakistan historicallyPartOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Punjabi Muslims majorConversionInfluence Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Jahanara Begum country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal legal system appliedIn Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Nawab of Orissa country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Hasan Banu Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Roshanara Begum placeOfBirth Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Roshanara Begum countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Roshanara Begum placeOfDeath Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Roshanara Begum historicalRegion Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal India
Aceh Sultanate tradedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Gujarat Sultanate dissolvedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire