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Mughal Empire

الدولة المغولية

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

An Islamic dynasty that ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from Babur's conquest in 1526; it reached its height under Akbar and Shah Jahan and broke up gradually after Aurangzeb. Richards covers its imperial history to 1720.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
South Asia
Identifiers
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The Colonial Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Modern Era · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Overview

An Islamic state that ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from Zahir al-Din Babur in 1526, reaching its height under Akbar and Shah Jahan and dissolving gradually after Aurangzeb; Richards presents its imperial history to 1720.

Sources

  • John F. Richards, The Mughal Empire (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993)
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