Mughal Empire
Proper noun
Meaning
Mughal Empire
A Persianate empire centered in North India from 1526 to 1857. Succeeded by the British East India Company.
Examples
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak was the author of Akbarnama (an official biographical account of Akbar) and the Ain-i-Akbari (a detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire).
By 1689, almost all of Southern India was a part of the Mughal Empire and after the conquest of Golconda, Aurangzeb may have been the richest and most powerful man alive.
He invaded and took the country in 1584; Shahrukh fled to the Mughal Empire, and Mirza Sulaiman to Kabul.
His coins had the name of the mint city and the year of issue on one face, and, the following couplet on other: citation error Rebellions Aurangzeb spent his reign crushing major and minor rebellions throughout the Mughal Empire.
Further inquiries determined the coin was minted in 1605 in India, during the Mughal Empire and reign of one Muhammad Akbar, who is famous for attempting to forge a peaceful coexistence between the Islamic faith and Hinduism.
During his reign, there was a significant increase in the size of the Mughal Empire, half a dozen rebellions were crushed, prisoners of war were released and the work of his father, Akbar, continued to flourish.