Mughal court

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The Mughal court was the opulent imperial center of power, culture, and administration for the Mughal emperors in early modern South Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
imperial court
political institution
associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
associatedEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
capital Agra
Delhi
Fatehpur Sikri
Lahore
Shahjahanabad
ceremonialPractice jharokha darshan
navroz celebrations
weighing of the emperor
challengedBy British East India Company
Maratha Empire
country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
developedUnder Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
employedOffice diwan
Mir Bakshi
surface form: mir bakshi

mir saman
qazi-ul-quzat
sadr
surface form: sadr-us-sudur

wazir
finalPhaseUnder Bahadur Shah II
foundedBy Babur
function center of cultural patronage
center of political power
diplomatic center
imperial administration
judicial center
governanceSystem mansabdari system
hasSpace Diwan-i-Aam
surface form: Diwan-i-Am

Diwan-i-Khas
audience hall
royal harem
influenced later princely states in India
regional courts in South Asia
influencedBy Central Asian traditions
Persian court traditions
Timurid court culture
knownFor Persianate culture
ceremonial etiquette
opulence
patronage of arts
sumptuous architecture
languageUsed Hindavi
Persian
Turki
locatedIn South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

South Asia
patronOf Indo-Persian historiography
Mughal paintings
surface form: Mughal painting

Persian literature
architecture
calligraphy
music
religion Islam
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
early modern period
usedCalendar Hijri calendar
Ilahi era (Akbari calendar)

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Mirza Muhammad Madani activeIn Mughal court
Mirza Jawan Bakht associatedWith Mughal court
this entity surface form: Bahadur Shah Zafar’s court
Humayun-nama associatedWith Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal court of Akbar
Badshah usedInCourtCulture Mughal court
Mirza Jahangir associatedWith Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial court
Harkha Bai court Mughal court
Shah Jahan Nama associatedWith Mughal court
Diwanji Begum residence Mughal court
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan employer Mughal court
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan placeOfActivity Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal court at Delhi
Mirza Khizr Sultan associatedWith Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal court in Delhi
Hindal activeIn Mughal court
Hindal residence Mughal court
Wali Nimat Begum court Mughal court
Mariam Makani usedIn Mughal court
Anarkali associatedWith Mughal court
Mahesh Das residence Mughal court
this entity surface form: Akbar's court
Navaratnas of Akbar partOf Mughal court
this entity surface form: court of Akbar
Navaratnas of Akbar memberOf Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal court culture
Akbar–Birbal folklore cycle hasSetting Mughal court
this entity surface form: Akbar's court
Nal o Daman associatedWith Mughal court
Sawanih hasAuthorAffiliation Mughal court
Akbarnama placeOfComposition Mughal court
Mehr-un-Nissa governedFrom Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial court
Mahlara Begum court Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal court of Akbar II
Hazrat Begum placeOfActivity Mughal court
Qudsia Begum placeOfActivity Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal court in Delhi
Shahzada Parviz Mirza residence Mughal court
Mughal chronicles hasPlaceOfOrigin Mughal court
Badauni associatedWith Mughal court
this entity surface form: Akbar’s court
Divine Faith placeOfPractice Mughal court
Turki usedBy Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal court elites
Sultan Daniyal Mirza court Mughal court
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial court
Noor Jahan associatedWith Mughal court
this entity surface form: Jahangir’s court
Sahib-i-Jamal residence Mughal court
Abu al-Faiz placeOfActivity Mughal court
Nawab Bai court Mughal court
Bairam Beg associatedWith Mughal court
this entity surface form: court of Akbar
Zubdat-un-Nissa court Mughal court
this entity surface form: Imperial Mughal court