Mughal nobility
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Mughal nobility comprised the elite aristocratic class of the Mughal Empire, including high-ranking officials, military commanders, and regional governors who held significant political, military, and economic power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal nobility canonical | 5 |
| Mughal (Turko-Mongol) nobility | 1 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocracy
ⓘ
elite ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| basedOn | mansabdari system ⓘ |
| country | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedUnder |
Akbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| employer | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Afghan nobles
ⓘ
Deccani nobles NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Muslim nobles NERFINISHED ⓘ Irani nobles ⓘ Rajput nobles NERFINISHED ⓘ Turani nobles ⓘ |
| follows | mansabdari system ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Persianized culture
ⓘ
bureaucratic responsibilities ⓘ close relationship with emperor ⓘ courtly etiquette ⓘ hierarchical ranking ⓘ land-based revenue rights ⓘ military obligations ⓘ multi-ethnic composition ⓘ patrimonial ties ⓘ patron-client networks ⓘ patronage of arts ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
court nobles
ⓘ
diwans ⓘ hereditary nobles ⓘ jagirdars ⓘ mansabdars ⓘ military commanders ⓘ mir bakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ qazis ⓘ regional governors ⓘ sadr-us-sudur NERFINISHED ⓘ service nobles ⓘ subahdars ⓘ umara ⓘ wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ zamindars ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administration of empire
ⓘ
collection of land revenue ⓘ governance of provinces ⓘ maintenance of cavalry ⓘ participation in imperial court politics ⓘ patronage of Sufi institutions ⓘ patronage of architecture ⓘ patronage of literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
colonial-era landed aristocracy in India
ⓘ
later Indian princely elites ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Central Asian military aristocracy
ⓘ
Persian court culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Timurid traditions ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ North India NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Hindustani
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Turki ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zulfiqar Khan
this entity surface form:
Mughal (Turko-Mongol) nobility