Hindustan region of the Mughal Empire
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The Hindustan region of the Mughal Empire was its core northern heartland encompassing the fertile Indo-Gangetic plain and serving as the political, economic, and cultural center of Mughal rule in South Asia.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
core territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeStructure | divided into several subahs (provinces) ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Akbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity |
Agra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahjahanabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonSpokenLanguage |
Braj Bhasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindavi NERFINISHED ⓘ early Urdu ⓘ |
| coreAreaOf | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Hindavi and Braj literary traditions
ⓘ
center of Persianate court culture ⓘ center of Urdu literary development ⓘ major center of Indo-Persian culture ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Bengal region of the Mughal Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deccan region of the Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
center of grain production
ⓘ
center of textile production ⓘ hub of overland trade routes ⓘ primary revenue base of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameUsage | referred to as “Hindustan” in Mughal Persian sources ⓘ |
| importantProvince |
Agra Subah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allahabad Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ Awadh Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ Bihar Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ Delhi Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense population
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fertile agricultural land ⓘ high agrarian surplus ⓘ intensive irrigation ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indo-Gangetic Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Chambal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghaghara NERFINISHED ⓘ Son River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
base for Mughal military campaigns
ⓘ
political heartland of the Mughal Empire ⓘ seat of the imperial court for long periods ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | religiously diverse region ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between Kabul and Bengal
ⓘ
control of the Ganges-Yamuna doab ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ early 18th century ⓘ |
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