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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 .
Mughal dynasty, Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. The administrative organization of the Mughal Empire allowed it to prosper for more than two centuries before being overrun by the Marathas.
The Mughal dynasty (Persian: دودمان مغل; Dudmân-e Mughal) was a dynasty which comprised the members of the imperial House of Babur (Persian: خاندانِ آلِ بابُر; Khāndān-e-Āl-e-Bābur), also known as the Gurkanis (Persian: گورکانیان; Gūrkāniyān), who ruled the Mughal Empire from c. 1526 to 1857.
1 day ago · From 1556 to 1707, during the heyday of its fabulous wealth and glory, the Mughal Empire was a fairly efficient and centralized organization, with a vast complex of personnel, money, and information dedicated to the service of the emperor and his nobility.
Jul 9, 2024 · In this article on Medieval India, we cover the Mughal Dynasty. The main reference material for this post is NCERT History text for Class 7 (Our past -1). Only the main points from the chapters are compiled below. These points might come quite handy for Prelims and Mains.
Mughal dynasty, or Mogul dynasty, Muslim dynasty that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. The dynasty’s rulers, descended from Timur and Genghis Khan , included unusually talented rulers over the course of seven generations, and the dynasty was further distinguished by its emperors’ efforts to integrate ...
Sep 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...
Fatehpur Sikri. The government of the Mughal Empire was a highly centralised bureaucracy, most of which was instituted during the rule of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. [1] [2] The central government was headed by the Mughal emperor; immediately beneath him were four ministries. The finance/revenue ministry was responsible for controlling ...
