Mughal dynasty

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Muslim dynasty early modern empire imperial dynasty

The Mughal dynasty was a powerful early modern imperial 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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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mughal	15
Mughals	5
Mughal royal family	2
Mogul dynasty	1
Mughal emperors	1
Mughal forces	1
Mughal imperial family	1
Timurid (Mughal) dynasty	1
Timurid dynasty in India	1

Statements (96)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Muslim dynasty ⓘ early modern empire ⓘ imperial dynasty ⓘ
administrativeLanguage	Persian language ⓘ surface form: Persian
alsoKnownAs	Mughal dynasty ⓘ surface form: Mogul dynasty Mughal dynasty ⓘ surface form: Timurid dynasty in India
architecturalStyle	Mughal architecture ⓘ
capital	Agra ⓘ Delhi ⓘ Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahjahanabad ⓘ
claimedDescentFrom	Genghis Khan ⓘ Timur ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
courtLanguage	Persian ⓘ
culturalInfluence	Hindustani classical music ⓘ Urdu literature ⓘ surface form: Indo-Persian literature South Asian cuisine ⓘ Urdu language development ⓘ
currency	dam ⓘ rupee ⓘ
declineCause	Maratha expansion ⓘ increasing European influence ⓘ regional rebellions ⓘ succession conflicts ⓘ
dynasticHouse	Timurid dynasty ⓘ
economicBase	agrarian economy ⓘ land revenue system ⓘ
endTime	1857 ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Turco-Mongol ⓘ
finalAbolitionContext	Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
firstRuler	Babur ⓘ
followedBy	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj Company rule in India ⓘ
foundedBy	Babur ⓘ
founder	Babur ⓘ
governmentForm	absolute monarchy ⓘ centralized bureaucracy ⓘ
knownFor	centralized administration ⓘ cultural synthesis of Persian and Indian traditions ⓘ gardens and urban planning ⓘ land revenue reforms ⓘ mansabdari system ⓘ miniature painting ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ religious tolerance under Akbar ⓘ
language	Persian language ⓘ surface form: Persian
lastRuler	Bahadur Shah II ⓘ
legalSystem	Islamic law ⓘ customary law ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Buxar ⓘ Battle of Haldighati ⓘ Battle of Khanwa ⓘ Battle of Plassey ⓘ First Battle of Panipat ⓘ
notableAdministrator	Raja Todar Mal ⓘ
notableNoble	Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan ⓘ surface form: Asaf Khan Mirza Raja Jai Singh I ⓘ Saadat Ali Khan I ⓘ surface form: Nawab Saadat Ali Khan I Raja Man Singh I ⓘ
notableRuler	Akbar ⓘ Aurangzeb ⓘ Babur ⓘ Humayun ⓘ Jahangir ⓘ Shah Jahan ⓘ
overthrownBy	British East India Company ⓘ
patronized	Agra Fort ⓘ Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ surface form: Fatehpur Sikri complex Humayun's Tomb ⓘ Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ Red Fort ⓘ Shalimar Gardens, Lahore ⓘ Taj Mahal ⓘ
peakUnder	Akbar ⓘ Aurangzeb ⓘ Shah Jahan ⓘ
precededBy	Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
region	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
startTime	1526 ⓘ
successorState	Oudh ⓘ surface form: Awadh Bengal Subah ⓘ Carnatic Nawabate ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ surface form: Mysore (as regional power)
trade	Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
tradePartner	European trading companies ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Safavid Empire ⓘ
usedScript	Perso-Arabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

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

Mughal dynasty → alsoKnownAs → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mogul dynasty

Mughal dynasty → alsoKnownAs → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Timurid dynasty in India

Moti Masjid → architecturalStyle → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Moti Masjid (Red Fort)

this entity surface form: Mughal

Taj Mahal → architecturalStyle → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore → architecturalStyle → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

First Battle of Panipat → associatedDynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Moti Masjid → associatedDynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Moti Masjid (Red Fort)

Zeenat Mahal → associatedWith → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Baburnama → associatedWithDynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Battle of Khanwa → associatedWithDynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Chatta Chowk → associatedWithDynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Umarkot → associatedWithDynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Bahadur Shah II → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughals

First Battle of Panipat → belligerent → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal forces

Battle of Ghaghra → belligerentSide → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughals

Humayun's Tomb → burialPlaceOf → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal emperors

Lodi dynasty → conflictWith → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughals

Humayun → culture → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Nur Jahan → culture → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

peacock throne → culture → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Peacock Throne

this entity surface form: Mughal

Salima Sultan Begum → culture → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Aurangzeb → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Empress Bega Begum → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Bega Begum

Daniyal Mirza → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Dildar Begum → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Gulbadan Begum → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Hamida Banu Begum → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Hindal Mirza → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Humayun → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Jahangir → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Khurram → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Khusrav Mirza → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Maham Begum → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Murad Mirza → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Nur Jahan → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Parviz Mirza → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Salim → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Salima Sultan Begum → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Shah Jahan → dynasty → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Babur → dynastyFounded → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Bairam Khan → dynastyServed → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Timurid (Mughal) dynasty

Akbar II → ethnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Ashraf Mahal → ethnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Sahiba Banu Begum → ethnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Taj Mahal Begum → ethnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Wajid Ali Shah → ethnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Zafar → ethnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Zeenat Mahal → ethnicity → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughal

Timurid dynasty → followedBy → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

Nawab of Bengal → hasEthnicGroup → Mughal dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mughals