Great Mogul
Americannoun
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the emperor of the former Mogul Empire in India founded in 1526 by Baber.
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(lowercase) an important or distinguished person.
noun
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Akbar, a contemporary of Shakespeare, ruled as a Moslem-invader emperor, was India's first Great Mogul.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reason: India's Great Mogul, tired of English pirates, had threatened to drive out the East India Co. from his domain unless some scapegoats were hanged.
From Time Magazine Archive
His sons were put to death, and he was sent into exile, and the Great Mogul ceased to reign.
From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
Even Mr. Streeter, in general a most reliable authority on diamonds, is dazzled into inconsistency when he comes to treat of the Great Mogul.
From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard
The Great Mogul diamond was apparently among the jewels thus despairingly bestowed upon his son by the enfeebled old king.
From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard
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