Mughal court

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The Mughal court was the opulent imperial center of power, culture, and administration for the Mughal emperors in early modern South Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
imperial court
political institution
associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
associatedEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
capital Agra
Delhi
Fatehpur Sikri
Lahore
Shahjahanabad
ceremonialPractice jharokha darshan
navroz celebrations
weighing of the emperor
challengedBy British East India Company
Maratha Empire
country Mughal Empire
developedUnder Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
employedOffice diwan
mir bakshi
linked to: Mir Bakshi

mir saman
qazi-ul-quzat
sadr-us-sudur
linked to: sadr

wazir
finalPhaseUnder Bahadur Shah II
foundedBy Babur
function center of cultural patronage
center of political power
diplomatic center
imperial administration
judicial center
governanceSystem mansabdari system
hasSpace Diwan-i-Am
linked to: Diwan-i-Aam

Diwan-i-Khas
audience hall
royal harem
influenced later princely states in India
regional courts in South Asia
influencedBy Central Asian traditions
Persian court traditions
Timurid court culture
knownFor Persianate culture
ceremonial etiquette
opulence
patronage of arts
sumptuous architecture
languageUsed Hindavi
Persian
Turki
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

South Asia
patronOf Indo-Persian historiography
Mughal painting
linked to: Mughal paintings

Persian literature
architecture
calligraphy
music
religion Islam
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
early modern period
usedCalendar Hijri calendar
Ilahi era (Akbari calendar)

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Mumtaz Mahal court Mughal court
Zeenat Mahal memberOf Mughal court
Ashraf Mahal memberOf Mughal imperial household
linked to: Mughal court
Ashraf Mahal associatedWith Mughal court in Delhi
linked to: Mughal court
Hindal Mirza court Humayun’s court
linked to: Mughal court
Gulbadan Begum wroteAbout Mughal court
Chatta Chowk builtFor Mughal imperial court
linked to: Mughal court
Taj Mahal Begum associatedWith Mughal court in Delhi
linked to: Mughal court
Mariam-uz-Zamani court Mughal court
Parviz Mirza associatedWith Mughal court
Nur Jahan sphereOfInfluence Mughal imperial administration
linked to: Mughal court
Jagat Gosain court Mughal court
Khusrav Mirza court Mughal court
Sahiba Banu Begum associatedWith Mughal court
Hamida Banu Begum court Mughal court
Daniyal Mirza associatedWith Mughal court
Sulh-i Kul appliedIn Mughal administration
linked to: Mughal court
Birbal residence Mughal court
Birbal associatedWith Mughal court
Faizi memberOf Akbar’s court
linked to: Mughal court
Salima Sultan Begum residence Mughal court
Bairam Khan court Mughal court
Bega Begum court Mughal court
subject linked to: Empress Bega Begum
Dilras Banu Begum court Mughal court
Muhammad Akbar court Mughal court
Zeb-un-Nissa court Mughal court of Aurangzeb
linked to: Mughal court
Anup Talao associatedWith Mughal court
Daftar Khana builtFor Mughal imperial administration
linked to: Mughal court
Hiran Minar religiousCulturalContext Mughal imperial court
linked to: Mughal court
Bakht Khan associatedWith Mughal court in Delhi
linked to: Mughal court
Akbarabadi Mahal associatedWith Mughal court
Akbarabadi Mahal court Shah Jahan's court
linked to: Mughal court
Kandahari Begum residence Mughal court
Kandahari Begum court Mughal court
Izz-un-Nissa Begum court Mughal court
Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya setIn Mughal court
Hasan Banu Begum residence Mughal court
Roshanara Begum court Mughal court
Chagatai script usedInCourt Mughal court
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan associatedWith Mughal court in Delhi
linked to: Mughal court
Jamil-ud-Din Begum residence Mughal imperial court
linked to: Mughal court
Lucknow gharana influencedBy Mughal court culture
linked to: Mughal court
Jahangiri Mahal culturalContext Mughal royal court
linked to: Mughal court
Gauhar Ara Begum politicalEntity Mughal court
Mir Bakshi partOf Mughal imperial court
linked to: Mughal court
Mir-e Bakhshi partOf Mughal court