Mughal
Americannoun
noun
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But they adapted Art Deco and vernacularised it, throwing in native design patterns, drawing inspiration from disparate local elements including ocean liners docked at Mumbai's ports and even lattice screens that are so typical of Mughal architecture.
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Indian prime ministers use the Mughal fortress as a backdrop for their annual Independence Day speeches.
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The Mughal fortress, which is visited by thousands of tourists each year, was built in the 17th Century and is where Indian prime ministers give their Independence Day speeches every year.
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The RSS’s official publication praised the university’s announcement last year of a new security-studies center that will study Maratha King Shivaji, a 17th-century ruler who has been glorified by Hindu nationalists for battling the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
A recent revision of history textbooks has pruned chapters on the Mughal era, the Muslim dynasty that came from central Asia and ruled swaths of northern India for centuries.
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