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Mughal

American  
[moo-guhl] / ˈmu gəl /

noun

  1. a variant of Mogul.


Mughal British  
/ ˈmuːɡɑːl /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Mogul

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“India’s Great Mughals,” which lands in the U.S. exactly 500 years after the empire’s founding by a Central Asian Muslim prince in northern India, focuses on the “golden age” of Mughal art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

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

The Mughal news reports survive in at least four known collections - in London, Bikaner, Sitamau and Kolkata - though historians suspect others may be in private hands.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Written in Persian on brittle paper in hurried hands, they formed the Mughal empire's information network: part intelligence brief, part official circular, part news bulletin.

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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