Mughal
Americannoun
noun
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Originally from Isfahan in Iran, he held several senior posts under the Mughal emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
In the bustling streets of the ancient Mughal city of Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, 49-year-old shopkeeper Aftab Ahmed is looking for solar panels to install at his home.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
“Without laborers,” she writes, “who were often illiterate and almost never speak for themselves in historical texts—there would have been no Mughal Empire.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Indian prime ministers use the Mughal fortress as a backdrop for their annual Independence Day speeches.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
Instead, he immerses himself in the guidebook, studying the history of Mughal architecture, learning the succession of emperors’ names: Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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