Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the force that under Baber invaded India in 1526.
- noun A member of the Muslim dynasty founded by Baber that ruled India until 1857.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Mogul .
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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Moghul .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Alam also notes the involvement of Khattris in Mughal administration, and the participation of Mughal nobility in interregional commerce.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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The Durrani minting techniques described here can be usefully compared to similar practices in Mughal India and Safavid Iran.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Holi procession in Jodhpur recalls Mughal emperor Akbar
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2 In a word, the Mughal were the first Muslims to introduce the painted image as an instrument of political propaganda — just like the Renaissance French or British kings something previously unheard of in any Islamic court.3
Scheherazade Goes West Fatema Mernissi 2001
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Outside the religious sphere, courtly traditions, such as Mughal (1526-1756) decorative arts produced in India, are also a strength of the Museum's collection.
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Outside the religious sphere, courtly traditions, such as Mughal (1526-1756) decorative arts produced in India, are also a strength of the Museum's collection.
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Born to scholar and secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Mohammed Asghar Ansari and a "Mughal" homemaker mother, Salma was her parents 'second child.
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Outside the religious sphere, courtly traditions, such as Mughal (1526-1756) decorative arts produced in India, are also a strength of the Museum's collection.
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Kashmir), Nov 27 (ANI): Omar Abdullah drove on the historic 'Mughal' road today, the road used by Mughal Emperor Akbar 400 years ago to
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He manages to touch on the book's humor, its pathos, why it isn't "guilty of 'cultural imbalance,'" and the debate still going on about the significance of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (for more on the rebellion — or mutiny, or "first war of independence" — see William Dalrympole's history The Last Mughal.)
Awards and honors 2010
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