Mughal dynasty

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The Mughal dynasty was a powerful early modern imperial dynasty that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century, renowned for its centralized administration, cultural synthesis, and monumental architecture such as the Taj Mahal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim dynasty
early modern empire
imperial dynasty
administrativeLanguage Persian
linked to: Persian language
alsoKnownAs Mogul dynasty
linked to: Mughal dynasty

Timurid dynasty in India
linked to: Mughal dynasty
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture
capital Agra
Delhi
Fatehpur Sikri
Lahore
Shahjahanabad
claimedDescentFrom Genghis Khan
Timur
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
courtLanguage Persian
culturalInfluence Hindustani classical music
Indo-Persian literature
linked to: Urdu literature

South Asian cuisine
Urdu language development
currency dam
rupee
declineCause Maratha expansion
increasing European influence
regional rebellions
succession conflicts
dynasticHouse Timurid dynasty
economicBase agrarian economy
land revenue system
endTime 1857
ethnicOrigin Turco-Mongol
finalAbolitionContext Indian Rebellion of 1857
firstRuler Babur
followedBy British Raj
linked to: British India

Company rule in India
foundedBy Babur
founder Babur
governmentForm absolute monarchy
centralized bureaucracy
knownFor centralized administration
cultural synthesis of Persian and Indian traditions
gardens and urban planning
land revenue reforms
mansabdari system
miniature painting
monumental architecture
religious tolerance under Akbar
language Persian
linked to: Persian language
lastRuler Bahadur Shah II
legalSystem Islamic law
customary law
majorBattle Battle of Buxar
Battle of Haldighati
Battle of Khanwa
Battle of Plassey
First Battle of Panipat
notableAdministrator Raja Todar Mal
notableNoble Asaf Khan
Mirza Raja Jai Singh I
Nawab Saadat Ali Khan I
linked to: Saadat Ali Khan I

Raja Man Singh I
notableRuler Akbar
Aurangzeb
Babur
Humayun
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
overthrownBy British East India Company
patronized Agra Fort
Fatehpur Sikri complex
linked to: Fatehpur Sikri

Humayun's Tomb
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Red Fort
Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Taj Mahal
peakUnder Akbar
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan
precededBy Delhi Sultanate
region Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Sunni Islam
startTime 1526
successorState Awadh
linked to: Oudh

Bengal Subah
Carnatic Nawabate
Hyderabad State
Mysore (as regional power)
linked to: Kingdom of Mysore
trade Indian Ocean trade
tradePartner European trading companies
Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
usedScript Perso-Arabic script

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Timurid dynasty followedBy Mughal dynasty
Taj Mahal architecturalStyle Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Peacock Throne culture Mughal
subject linked to: peacock throne
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Babur dynastyFounded Mughal dynasty
Bahadur Shah II associatedWithEthnicGroup Mughals
linked to: Mughal dynasty
First Battle of Panipat belligerent Mughal forces
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Jahangir dynasty Mughal dynasty
Humayun's Tomb burialPlaceOf Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Humayun dynasty Mughal dynasty
Humayun culture Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Aurangzeb dynasty Mughal dynasty
Shah Jahan dynasty Mughal dynasty
Wajid Ali Shah ethnicGroup Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Umarkot associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
Murad Mirza dynasty Mughal dynasty
Mughal dynasty alsoKnownAs Mogul dynasty
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Mughal dynasty alsoKnownAs Timurid dynasty in India
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Nawab of Bengal hasEthnicGroup Mughals
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Baburnama associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
Zeenat Mahal ethnicity Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Zeenat Mahal associatedWith Mughal dynasty
Mirza usedByDynasty Mughal dynasty
Mirza usedByEthnicGroup Mughals
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Ashraf Mahal ethnicGroup Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Hindal Mirza dynasty Mughal dynasty
Gulbadan Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Gulbadan Begum workSubject Mughal royal family
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar heritage Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Zafar ethnicGroup Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Battle of Khanwa associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
Maham Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Chatta Chowk associatedWithDynasty Mughal dynasty
Moti Masjid (Red Fort) architecturalStyle Mughal
subject linked to: Moti Masjid
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Moti Masjid (Red Fort) associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
subject linked to: Moti Masjid
Battle of Ghaghra belligerentSide Mughals
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Dildar Begum dynasty Mughal dynasty
Ibrahim Lodi succeededByDynasty Mughal dynasty
Taj Mahal Begum ethnicGroup Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Akbar II ethnicGroup Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore architecturalStyle Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Khurram dynasty Mughal dynasty
Parviz Mirza dynasty Mughal dynasty
Nur Jahan dynasty Mughal dynasty
Nur Jahan culture Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Jagat Gosain royalHouse Mughal dynasty
Khusrav Mirza dynasty Mughal dynasty
Sahiba Banu Begum ethnicGroup Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Sahiba Banu Begum partOf Mughal imperial family
linked to: Mughal dynasty
Salim dynasty Mughal dynasty