Mughal dynasty

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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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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
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

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Lodi dynasty conflictWith Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughals
Hamida Banu Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Daniyal Mirza dynasty Mughal dynasty
Salima Sultan Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Salima Sultan Begum culture Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Turco-Mongol influencedDynasty Mughal dynasty
Bairam Khan dynastyServed Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Timurid (Mughal) dynasty
Empress Bega Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
subject surface form: Bega Begum
Haji Begum heritage Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal royal family
Dahod hasHistoricalAssociation Mughal dynasty
Dilras Banu Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Muhammad Akbar dynasty Mughal dynasty
Muhammad Akbar ethnicity Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Zeb-un-Nissa ethnicGroup Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Zeb-un-Nissa dynasty Mughal dynasty
Dara Shikoh nobleFamily Mughal dynasty
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb builtBy Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb architecturalStyle Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Mariam-uz-Zamani Palace architecturalStyle Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Sufi saint Salim Chishti associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
subject surface form: Salim Chishti
Panch Mahal usedBy Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal royal family
Bahadur Shah I dynasty Mughal dynasty
Murad Bakhsh dynasty Mughal dynasty
Murad Bakhsh ethnicGroup Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Sher Shah Suri conflict Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal Empire under Humayun
Azam Shah dynasty Mughal dynasty
Azam Shah culture Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Al-Sultan al-Azam associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
Akbarabadi Mahal associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
Kandahari Begum culture Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Kandahari Begum marriedInto Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial family
Izz-un-Nissa Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Izz-un-Nissa Begum ethnicGroup Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Mughal culture associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
Jahanara Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Jahanara Begum culture Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Hasan Banu Begum culture Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Hasan Banu Begum ethnicGroup Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Hasan Banu Begum associatedWith Mughal dynasty
Chunar Fort controlledBy Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughals
Jahangir Nagar associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
Tomb of Isa Khan Tarkhan II culture Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughals
Khadki associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughals
Umrao Begum ethnicGroup Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Mughal
Dabir-ul-Mulk associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
Bharatpur State historicalEra Mughal dynasty
this entity surface form: Late Mughal period
Jamil-ud-Din Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
House of Babur alsoKnownAs Mughal dynasty
Emperor of Hindustan usedBy Mughal dynasty