Mughal

(proper noun)

the imperial family directly descended from two of the worlds greatest conquerors: Genghis Khan, founder of the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world; and the Amir, Taimurlong or Tamerlane the Great. The Mughals ruled in India from the early 15th century to a point in the early 18th century.

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Examples of Mughal in the following topics:

  • Mughal Empire

    • Mughal art and architecture reached its zenith under his rule.
    • A succession struggle for the Mughal throne ensued even while Shah Jahan was still alive.
    • Most notable among their contributions to the culture of the Indian subcontinent were Mughal architecture and Mughal painting , both of which were an amalgam of Persian and Turkic styles with local styles.
    • A Mughal miniature painting, created between 1598 and 1602, is a watercolor on paper.
    • Discuss the rise and fall, as well as the contributions, of the Mughal Empire.
  • Architecture of the Mughal Period

    • Mughal architecture is an Indo-Islamic architectural style that developed in India under the patronage of the Mughal Empire.
    • Mughal architecture is the distinctive Indo-Islamic architectural style that developed in northern and central India under the patronage of Mughal emperors from the 16th to the 18th century.
    • Early Mughal mosques had massive enclosed courtyards and domed shallow prayer halls.
    • This style of decorative facade was an important addition to Mughal architecture and flourished in later Mughal mausolea, including the Taj Mahal.
    • Under the rule of Jahangir (1605 - 1627), Mughal architecture became more Persian than Indian.
  • Mughal Dynasty

    • The Mughal empire was an imperial power in the Indian subcontinent from about 1526 to 1757.
    • A major Mughal contribution to the Indian subcontinent was architecture.
    • Like most Mughal tombs, the basic elements are Persian in origin.
    • Mughal painting developed as a blend of Indian and Persian styles.
    • The Taj Mahal was erected by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and is a legendary example of Mughal architecture.
  • Painting of the Mughal Period

    • Mughal miniature painting was a blend of Persian and Indian styles that developed in Mughal courts between the 16th-19th centuries.
    • Mughal painting is a style of South Asian miniature painting that developed in the courts of the Mughal Emperors between the 16th and 19th centuries.
    • Mughal painting usually took the form of book illustrations or single sheets preserved in albums.
    • Mughal painting was an amalgam of Ilkhanate Persian and Indian techniques and ideas.
    • It was under the reign of Akbar the Great (1556-1605) that Mughal painting came into its own.
  • The East

    • There was already a Muslim tradition of miniature painting under the Sultanate of Delhi, which the Mughals overthrew.
    • The Mughals came from a long line stretching back to Timur.
    • Mughal painting immediately took a much greater interest in realistic portraiture than was typical of Ilkhnate Persian miniatures.
    • The Taj Mahal was erected by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and is a legendary example of Mughal architecture.
    • Discuss the Mughal miniatures, Indo-Islamic architecture, and Indonesian batik cloth of the Eastern Islamic regions.
  • Luxury Arts

    • Islamic luxury arts of the later Middle Ages were particularly distinguished in the Mughal Empire (India) and in Egypt under the Mamluks.
    • The later Mughal Empire period is most notable for luxury arts of the court, and Mughal styles heavily influenced local Hindu and later Sikh rulers as well.
    • The Mughals were also fine metallurgists.
    • Famous Mughal metallurgists like Ali Kashmiri and Muhammed Salih Thatawi created the seamless celestial globes.
    • Identify the luxury arts of the Mughal Empire, such as miniatures, jewelry, carvings, and metalwork.
  • Hindu Rajput Kingdoms

    • The Rajputs of Mewar were defeated by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1527 CE when he was in the process of establishing Mughal rule in India.
    • Accepting Mughal authority, the Rajputs were admitted into the emperor's court.
    • Mughal-Rajput relations suffered under the reign of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707), who did not pursue the policy of religious accommodation of his predecessors.
    • After the death of Aurangzeb and the subsequent decline of the Mughal empire, the Rajputs fell afoul of the Maratha Confederacy, an Indian power that covered much of the subcontinent and is credited with ending Mughal rule in India.
    • Summarize the history of the Hindu Rajput kingdom, including its interaction with the Mughal Empire.
  • Rajput Painting of the Mughal Period

    • Under the Mughal emperor Akbar's reign (1556-1605 CE), the Rajputs accepted Mughal authority in exchange for religious accommodation and were admitted into the emperor's court.
    • Mughal-Rajput relations suffered, however, under the reign of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707), who did not pursue the policy of religious accommodation of his predecessors.
    • Rajput and Mughal art and architecture were also important influences on one another once the two powers came into contact.
    • It flowed primarily from the indigenous Western Indian style of manuscript illustration that had flourished in the 14th and 15th centuries, but it was also greatly influenced by Mughal painting.
  • Architecture under the Sultanate of Delhi

    • In the 16th century, the last of their line was overthrown by the Mughals, who established the the Mughal Empire in India.
    • However, the fusion of indigenous and Muslim customs and styles under the Delhi Sultanate gave rise to the beginnings of Indo-Islamic art and architecture, which reached its zenith in later years under the Mughal emperors.
    • It is characterized by an octagonal main chamber with Islamic pointed arches, stone chhajjas (projecting eaves supported by carved brackets borrowed by Muslim empires from Hindu architecture), and guldastas (ornamental flower-shaped pinnacles) on the roof, both of which would eventually become common features of Mughal architecture.
  • Islamic Book Painting

    • The tradition of the Persian miniature developed during this period, and strongly influenced the Ottoman miniature of Turkey and the Mughal miniature in India.
    • The Mughals and Ottomans both produced lavish manuscripts of more recent history with the autobiographies of the Mughal emperors and more purely military chronicles of Turkish conquests.
    • Mughal portraits, normally in profile, are very finely drawn in a realist style, while the best Ottoman ones are vigorously stylized.
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