Mughal Empire

Also known as Mogul Empire, Mughal India, Moghul Empire, Mogul India, Moghul India, Mogol Empire, Mogol India, Moghol Empire

great Turkic descent empire ruling India (1526–1857)

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The Mughal Empire was a powerful empire of Turkic descent that ruled much of India for over three centuries, from 1526 to 1857. It is historically significant because it was one of the largest and most influential empires in Indian history, shaping the region's culture, politics, and society during this extended period.

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Instance of: historical country
Official name: مغلیہ سلطنت
Continent: Asia
Capital: Delhi
Official language: Persian
Currency: rupee
Population: 150000000
Area: 4000000
Form of government: absolute monarchy
Followed by: British Raj
Follows: Deccan sultanates
Image: MughalEmpire1700.svg
Flag: Flag of the Mughal Empire

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topic's main category: Category:Mughal Empire
Commons category: Mughal Empire
inception: 1526-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1857-09-21
organizational division: subah
official religion: Islam
language used: Urdu
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: Mongol Empire
replaced by: Gondal State
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Afghanistan
P12749: Paul Scheffer-Boichorst

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Today part ofIndia Pakistan Bangladesh Afghanistan

The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of present-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan Plateau in South India.

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