Mughal Empire - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 .
Mughal dynasty | Map, Rulers, Decline, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Mughal dynasty, Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. After that time it continued to exist as a considerably reduced and increasingly powerless entity until the mid-19th century.
India - Mughal Empire, 1526-1761 | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Mughal culture blended Perso-Islamic and regional Indian elements into a distinctive but variegated whole. Although by the early 18th century the regions had begun to reassert their independent positions, Mughal manners and ideals outlasted imperial central authority.
Mughal Empire | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History
WEBThe imperial dynasty was originally Turco-Mongol. But, especially under Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605), the dynasty established the Mughal Empire by incorporating Hindu and other Indian cultures and mobilizing India’s human and natural resources more effectively than any previous state there.
BBC - Religions - Islam: Mughal Empire (1500s, 1600s)
WEBSep 7, 2009 · The Mughal (or Mogul) Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries. It consolidated Islam in South Asia, and spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture as...
The arts of the Mughal Empire - V&A
WEBThe arts of the Mughal Empire. Produced as part of The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence at V&A South Kensington. Opens Saturday, 9 November 2024. More about this exhibition. The great age of Mughal art lasted from about 1580 to 1650 and spanned the reigns of three emperors: Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture, …
WEBRanging from the founding of the empire in 1526 through its absorption into the British Empire in 1857, The Empire of the Great Mughals explores all aspects of the culture of this mighty civilization.
Islam and the Mughal Empire in South Asia: 1526-1857
WEBThese are all exemplars of the grandeur of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857), wherein a distinctive aristocratic culture was formulated and characterized by immense accomplishments in art, music, poetry, etiquette, ceremonies and objects of …
27 The Mughal Empire - Oxford Academic
WEBThe Mughal emperors, with a few notable exceptions, were among the great patrons of literature and the arts in world history, and also promoted an eclectic mix of classical, devotional, and mystical religious traditions throughout their territories.
Introduction - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBThe Mughal dynasty (1526–1858) was among the richest and longest ruling in India, and at its peak controlled large portions of the Indian subcontinent. The Mughals were Muslims of Central Asian origin, and Persian was their court language.
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