Mughal
Americannoun
noun
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The Mughal Empire, described as the “treasury of the world” and often viewed as synonymous with unsurpassed wealth, luxury and power, has long attracted interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
While Europe was inventing newspapers, Mughal India had its own news network.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The akhbarat, he says, offered an opportunity to reassess not just Aurangzeb, but the Mughal empire itself.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
After the EIC defeated Mughal forces in 1757, it ruled large parts of India, producing opium there to rebalance trade deficits with China, albeit illegally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
He puts away the course guide and opens up a library book that might be helpful for his senior thesis project, a comparison between Renaissance Italian and Mughal palace design.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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