Hall of Public Audience

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The Hall of Public Audience is a grand ceremonial space in Mughal palaces where the emperor met with subjects, heard petitions, and conducted state affairs.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
ceremonial hall ⓘ
throne room ⓘ
accessComparedTo more accessible than Hall of Private Audience ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Mughal Empire ⓘ
attendedBy courtiers ⓘ
officials ⓘ
subjects ⓘ
ceremonialRole imperial court rituals ⓘ
functionDistinguishedFrom Hall of Private Audience ⓘ
governanceFunction announcing imperial orders ⓘ
hearing grievances ⓘ
hasAccessType public ⓘ
hasFeature large open hall ⓘ
raised platform for throne ⓘ
space for large gatherings ⓘ
locatedIn palace complex ⓘ
politicalRole administration of justice ⓘ
imperial governance ⓘ
primaryFunction conducting state affairs ⓘ
hearing petitions ⓘ
public audience with emperor ⓘ
symbolizes connection between emperor and subjects ⓘ
imperial authority ⓘ
temporalContext early modern South Asia ⓘ
usedBy Mughal emperor ⓘ
linked to: Mughal Emperor
usedFor formal proclamations ⓘ
public ceremonies ⓘ
receiving ambassadors ⓘ
usedIn Mughal palace ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Diwan-i-Aam → meaningOfName → Hall of Public Audience ⓘ
Diwan-i-Aam → hasAlternateName → Hall of Public Audience ⓘ
Third Courtyard → contains → Audience Chamber of the Sultan ⓘ
linked to: Hall of Public Audience
Diwan-i-Aam (Jaipur) → nameMeaning → Hall of Public Audience ⓘ
subject linked to: Diwan-i-Aam
Diwan-i-Aam (Amer Fort) → nameMeaning → Hall of Public Audience ⓘ
subject linked to: Diwan-i-Aam