Mughal Emperor

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head of government head of state imperial office monarchical title sovereign ruler

The Mughal Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, wielding centralized political, military, and cultural authority over its various provinces and territories.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mughal emperors	18
Emperor of the Mughal Empire	3
Mughal Emperor canonical	3
Mughal emperor	1
Mughal emperors (at times)	1

Statements (97)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government ⓘ head of state ⓘ imperial office ⓘ monarchical title ⓘ sovereign ruler ⓘ
abolishedBy	British Crown ⓘ
abolitionYear	1858 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Central India ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent northern India ⓘ surface form: North India parts of Afghanistan ⓘ parts of present-day Bangladesh ⓘ parts of present-day India ⓘ parts of present-day Pakistan ⓘ
capital	Agra ⓘ Delhi ⓘ Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ Lahore ⓘ
ceremonialLanguage	Persian ⓘ
controls	imperial minting of coins ⓘ imperial revenue system ⓘ land grant system (jagir) ⓘ mansab ranks ⓘ
country	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
currency	dam ⓘ Sikh gold mohur ⓘ surface form: mohur rupee ⓘ
deposedBy	British East India Company ⓘ
dynasty	Timurid dynasty ⓘ
endTime	1857 ⓘ
firstHolder	Babur ⓘ
follows	Sultan of Delhi ⓘ surface form: Delhi Sultan
governmentForm	absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasDuties	administration of justice ⓘ appointment of provincial governors ⓘ centralized political authority ⓘ cultural patronage ⓘ foreign diplomacy ⓘ religious endowment patronage ⓘ supreme military command ⓘ taxation oversight ⓘ
hasPart	diwan (finance office) ⓘ imperial army ⓘ imperial bureaucracy ⓘ imperial court ⓘ imperial harem ⓘ mansabdari system ⓘ mir bakshi (military paymaster) ⓘ qadis ⓘ surface form: qazi-ul-quzzat (chief judge) royal household ⓘ Shaykh al-Islam ⓘ surface form: sadr-us-sudur (head of religious endowments)
hasSymbol	peacock throne ⓘ surface form: Peacock Throne imperial seal ⓘ royal standards ⓘ
hasTitle	Badshah ⓘ King of Kings ⓘ Padishah ⓘ Emperor of Hindustan ⓘ surface form: Padshah-e-Hind Shadow of God on Earth ⓘ
heritage	Turko-Mongol ⓘ
inception	1526 ⓘ
lastHolder	Bahadur Shah II ⓘ
legitimatedBy	Islamic law ⓘ Perso-Islamic political theory ⓘ hereditary succession ⓘ
notableHolder	Akbar ⓘ Aurangzeb ⓘ Babur ⓘ Bahadur Shah II ⓘ Humayun ⓘ Jahangir ⓘ Shah Jahan ⓘ
oversees	parganas (sub-districts) ⓘ sarkars (districts) ⓘ subahs (provinces) ⓘ villages ⓘ
partOf	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
patronOf	Indo-Persian culture ⓘ Mughal architecture ⓘ Mughal miniature painting ⓘ Persian literature ⓘ Sufi shrines ⓘ
positionHeldIn	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
residence	Agra Fort ⓘ Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ Lahore Fort ⓘ Red Fort ⓘ surface form: Red Fort, Delhi Shahjahanabad ⓘ
startTime	1526 ⓘ
styleOfAddress	Hazrat ⓘ surface form: Hazrat-e-Ala His Majesty ⓘ Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ surface form: Shahanshah
successorOffice	Viceroy of India ⓘ surface form: British Viceroy of India
usesLanguage	Chagatai Turkic (early period) ⓘ Hindustani ⓘ Persian ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mughal Subah of Awadh → sovereign → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

Agra Fort → mainResidenceOf → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Nawab of the Carnatic → subordinateTo → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

Mughal court artisans → patron → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Nawab of Bengal → subordinateTo → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

Diwan-i-Aam → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Diwan-i-Khas → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Rang Mahal → builtBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Moti Masjid → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

subject surface form: Moti Masjid (Red Fort)

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Nahr-i-Bihisht → associatedWith → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Naubat Khana → builtFor → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Akbar II → positionHeld → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor of the Mughal Empire

Padishah → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Rohilla chiefs → alliedWith → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors (at times)

Koh-i-Noor diamond → formerOwner → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Mughal general Zulfiqar Khan → servedUnder → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

subject surface form: Zulfiqar Khan

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Nagaur Fort → expandedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

bejewelled thrones → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Badshah → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Akbari Sarai → builtDuringReignOf → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Prince Khurram → positionHeld → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor of the Mughal Empire

Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah → positionHeld → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

subject surface form: Muhammad Shah

this entity surface form: Emperor of the Mughal Empire

Imperial zenana of the Mughal court → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Hall of Public Audience → usedBy → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperor

Palace of Color → associatedWith → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Hammam of the Red Fort → builtFor → Mughal Emperor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors