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Its population at the time is estimated to be 158,400,000 (a quarter of the world's population), over a territory of more than 4 million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles). [6] [7] Mughal power rapidly dwindled during the 18th century and the last emperor, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed in 1857, with the establishment of the British Raj ...
Simian Era – Period prior to the existence of ... Mughal Empire (1526–1857) ... Reconstruction era (1865–1877) (Some of this time period is known as the "Old ...
Differing from other footwear during the time, the Mojari is known for its curled front design, illustrating the luxurious and unique quality. [9] Jahangir (1569–1627), the Mughal emperor is credited with popularizing this type of footwear among the nobility. In addition, Mughal men wore ornamented shoes with turned-up toes, also known as the ...
The closest to an official name for the empire was Hindustan, which was documented in the Ain-i-Akbari. [27] Mughal administrative records also refer to the empire as "dominion of Hindustan" (Wilāyat-i-Hindustān), [28] "country of Hind" (Bilād-i-Hind), "Sultanate of Al-Hind" (Salṭanat(i) al-Hindīyyah) as observed in the epithet of Emperor Aurangzeb [29] or endonymous identification from ...
The winter diwan of a Mughal nawab. The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakhshi, Faujdar, Kotwal, Qazi, Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari. As the Mughal empire began to dissolve in the early 18th century, many subahs became effectively independent. [2]
The Mughal Emperors who ruled South Asia from 1526 to 1857 used titles in the Arabic, Persian and Chagatai languages. Sons of the emperors usually used the titles Shahzada and Mirza. The emperors used various titles such as Sultan, Shahanshah, Khan, Badshah, Ghazi, and various others.
Mughal-Ottoman trade also flourished during this period; merchants loyal to Akbar are known to have reached Aleppo after journeying upriver through the port of Basra. [128] The imperial Mughal entourage stayed in Mecca and Medina for nearly four years and attended the Hajj four times. [129]
The Mughal dynasty (Persian: دودمان مغل, romanized: Dudmân-e Mughal) or the House of Babur (Persian: خاندانِ آلِ بابُر, romanized: Khāndān-e-Āl-e-Bābur), was a branch of the Timurid dynasty founded by Babur that ruled the Mughal Empire from its inception in 1526 till the early eighteenth century, and then as ceremonial suzerains over much of the empire until 1857.