Mughal Empire
great Turkic descent empire ruling India (1526–1857)
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Summary
Mughal Empire is an empire[1]. It draws 55,768 Wikipedia views per month (empire category, ranking #5 of 28).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Asia[3]
- Instance of: state[4], historical country[5]
- Capital: Agra[6], Fatehpur Sikri[7], Old Delhi[8], Lahore[9], Delhi[10]
- Official language: Persian[11]
- Currency: rupee[12]
- Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[13]
- Follows: Delhi Sultanate[14], Chero dynasty[15], Sultanate of Bengal[16], Deccan sultanates[17]
- Followed by: Maratha Empire[18], Bengal Subah[19], Durrani Empire[20], Sikh Empire[21], Company rule in India[22], British Raj[23]
- Flag: Flag of the Mughal Empire[24]
- Has organizational division: subah[25]
- Commons category: Mughal Empire[26]
- Inception: 1526[27]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: September 21, 1857[28]
- Significant event: Battle of Panipat[29], Siege of Delhi[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mughal Empire[31]
- Population: 150,000,000[32]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Mughal Empire[33]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36]
- Replaced by: Gondal State[37]
- Official name: گورکانیان[38], مغلیہ سلطنت[39]
- Category for people born here: Q106675166[40]
- Different from: Mongol Empire[41]
- Area: 4,000,000 km²[42]
- Language used: Persian[43], Chagatai[44], Urdu[45]
- Official religion: Din-e Ilahi[46], Islam[47]
Why It Matters
Mughal Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 225 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]