Mahal

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Mahal is a royal title historically used in the Mughal Empire to denote a queen or high-ranking consort in the imperial harem.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mahal canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
associatedWith Mughal court ⓘ
Mughal emperor ⓘ
culturalContext Islamicate court culture ⓘ
denotes high-ranking consort ⓘ
queen ⓘ
domain court protocol ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
etymologyRelatedTo Persian word for palace or mansion ⓘ
genderAssociation female ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern South Asia ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
notableUsage Mumtaz Mahal ⓘ
Noor Jahan’s full titulature ⓘ
partOf Mughal titulature ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
semanticField court titles ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
royalty ⓘ
statusLevel high-ranking ⓘ
usedAs suffix in royal women’s names ⓘ
usedFor emperor’s consort ⓘ
imperial harem ⓘ
royal women ⓘ
usedIn Mughal Empire ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Akbarabadi Mahal → title → Mahal ⓘ
Aulë → alsoKnownAs → Mahal ⓘ