Mughal Emperor

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The Mughal Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, wielding centralized political, military, and cultural authority over its various provinces and territories.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mughal emperors 18
Emperor of the Mughal Empire 3
Mughal Emperor canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (97)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government
head of state
imperial office
monarchical title
sovereign ruler
abolishedBy British Crown
abolitionYear 1858
appliesToJurisdiction Central India
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

North India
linked to: northern India

parts of Afghanistan
parts of present-day Bangladesh
parts of present-day India
parts of present-day Pakistan
capital Agra
Delhi
Fatehpur Sikri
Lahore
ceremonialLanguage Persian
controls imperial minting of coins
imperial revenue system
land grant system (jagir)
mansab ranks
country Mughal Empire
currency dam
mohur
linked to: Sikh gold mohur

rupee
deposedBy British East India Company
dynasty Timurid dynasty
endTime 1857
firstHolder Babur
follows Delhi Sultan
linked to: Sultan of Delhi
governmentForm absolute monarchy
hasDuties administration of justice
appointment of provincial governors
centralized political authority
cultural patronage
foreign diplomacy
religious endowment patronage
supreme military command
taxation oversight
hasPart diwan (finance office)
imperial army
imperial bureaucracy
imperial court
imperial harem
mansabdari system
mir bakshi (military paymaster)
qazi-ul-quzzat (chief judge)
linked to: qadis

royal household
sadr-us-sudur (head of religious endowments)
linked to: Shaykh al-Islam
hasSymbol Peacock Throne
linked to: peacock throne

imperial seal
royal standards
hasTitle Badshah
King of Kings
Padishah
Padshah-e-Hind
Shadow of God on Earth
heritage Turko-Mongol
inception 1526
lastHolder Bahadur Shah II
legitimatedBy Islamic law
Perso-Islamic political theory
hereditary succession
notableHolder Akbar
Aurangzeb
Babur
Bahadur Shah II
Humayun
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
oversees parganas (sub-districts)
sarkars (districts)
subahs (provinces)
villages
partOf Mughal Empire
patronOf Indo-Persian culture
Mughal architecture
Mughal miniature painting
Persian literature
Sufi shrines
positionHeldIn Mughal Empire
religion Sunni Islam
residence Agra Fort
Fatehpur Sikri
Lahore Fort
Red Fort, Delhi
linked to: Red Fort

Shahjahanabad
startTime 1526
styleOfAddress Hazrat-e-Ala
linked to: Hazrat

His Majesty
Shahanshah
successorOffice British Viceroy of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
usesLanguage Chagatai Turkic (early period)
Hindustani
Persian

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

Mughal Subah of Awadh sovereign Mughal Emperor
Agra Fort mainResidenceOf Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Nawab of the Carnatic subordinateTo Mughal Emperor
Mughal court artisans patron Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Nawab of Bengal subordinateTo Mughal Emperor
Diwan-i-Aam usedBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Diwan-i-Khas usedBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Rang Mahal builtBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Moti Masjid (Red Fort) usedBy Mughal emperors
subject linked to: Moti Masjid
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Nahr-i-Bihisht associatedWith Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Naubat Khana builtFor Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Akbar II positionHeld Emperor of the Mughal Empire
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Padishah usedBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Rohilla chiefs alliedWith Mughal emperors (at times)
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Koh-i-Noor diamond formerOwner Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Zulfiqar Khan servedUnder Mughal emperors
subject linked to: Mughal general Zulfiqar Khan
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Nagaur Fort expandedBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
bejewelled thrones usedBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Badshah usedBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Akbari Sarai builtDuringReignOf Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Prince Khurram positionHeld Emperor of the Mughal Empire
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Muhammad Shah positionHeld Emperor of the Mughal Empire
subject linked to: Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Imperial zenana of the Mughal court usedBy Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Hall of Public Audience usedBy Mughal emperor
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Palace of Color associatedWith Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor
Hammam of the Red Fort builtFor Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal Emperor