Mughal
Americannoun
noun
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Recordings, paintings, manuscripts and more reveal how songs in Persian, Urdu, Classical Hindi and Punjabi spread throughout the Mughal Empire and across the network of the East India Company from the 16th century onward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The doorknob-size piece, inlaid with carnelian, agate and lapis lazuli flowers reminiscent of the Taj, exemplifies how even the smallest functional item would be meticulously crafted and decorated in a consistent style in Mughal workshops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The richest cache, in Kolkata's National Library, consists of 21 volumes devoted to the reign of Aurangzeb, who ruled the Mughal empire from 1658 to 1707 and was its last great expansionist emperor.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
While Europe was inventing newspapers, Mughal India had its own news network.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Dabbing at my eyes, I wandered around the office and finally found myself in front of one of the Mughal miniatures.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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