Mughal Emperor
E276032
The Mughal Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, wielding centralized political, military, and cultural authority over its various provinces and territories.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal emperors | 18 |
| Emperor of the Mughal Empire | 3 |
| Mughal Emperor canonical | 3 |
| Mughal emperor | 1 |
| Mughal emperors (at times) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2526029 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mughal Emperor Context triple: [Mughal Subah of Awadh, sovereign, Mughal Emperor]
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A.
Mughal dynasty
The Mughal dynasty was a powerful early modern imperial dynasty that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century, renowned for its centralized administration, cultural synthesis, and monumental architecture such as the Taj Mahal.
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B.
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II was an 18th-century Mughal emperor whose weakened authority and political dependence on the British East India Company marked a key stage in the empire’s decline and the rise of British colonial rule in India.
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C.
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan was a 17th-century Mughal emperor best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal and overseeing a golden age of Indo-Islamic art and architecture in India.
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D.
Emperor of India
The Emperor of India was the imperial title used by British monarchs from 1876 to 1948 to signify their sovereignty over the territories of the British Raj.
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E.
Ibrahim Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty, whose defeat by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mughal Emperor Target entity description: The Mughal Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, wielding centralized political, military, and cultural authority over its various provinces and territories.
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A.
Mughal dynasty
The Mughal dynasty was a powerful early modern imperial dynasty that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century, renowned for its centralized administration, cultural synthesis, and monumental architecture such as the Taj Mahal.
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B.
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II was an 18th-century Mughal emperor whose weakened authority and political dependence on the British East India Company marked a key stage in the empire’s decline and the rise of British colonial rule in India.
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C.
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan was a 17th-century Mughal emperor best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal and overseeing a golden age of Indo-Islamic art and architecture in India.
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D.
Emperor of India
The Emperor of India was the imperial title used by British monarchs from 1876 to 1948 to signify their sovereignty over the territories of the British Raj.
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E.
Ibrahim Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty, whose defeat by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (97)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ imperial office ⓘ monarchical title ⓘ sovereign ruler ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | British Crown ⓘ |
| abolitionYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Central India
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
parts of Afghanistan ⓘ parts of present-day Bangladesh ⓘ parts of present-day India ⓘ parts of present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| capital |
Agra
ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ Lahore ⓘ |
| ceremonialLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| controls |
imperial minting of coins
ⓘ
imperial revenue system ⓘ land grant system (jagir) ⓘ mansab ranks ⓘ |
| country |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| currency |
dam
ⓘ
Sikh gold mohur ⓘ
surface form:
mohur
rupee ⓘ |
| deposedBy | British East India Company ⓘ |
| dynasty | Timurid dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 1857 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Babur ⓘ |
| follows |
Sultan of Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi Sultan
|
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
administration of justice
ⓘ
appointment of provincial governors ⓘ centralized political authority ⓘ cultural patronage ⓘ foreign diplomacy ⓘ religious endowment patronage ⓘ supreme military command ⓘ taxation oversight ⓘ |
| hasPart |
diwan (finance office)
ⓘ
imperial army ⓘ imperial bureaucracy ⓘ imperial court ⓘ imperial harem ⓘ mansabdari system ⓘ mir bakshi (military paymaster) ⓘ qadis ⓘ
surface form:
qazi-ul-quzzat (chief judge)
royal household ⓘ Shaykh al-Islam ⓘ
surface form:
sadr-us-sudur (head of religious endowments)
|
| hasSymbol |
peacock throne
ⓘ
surface form:
Peacock Throne
imperial seal ⓘ royal standards ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Badshah
ⓘ
King of Kings ⓘ Padishah ⓘ Emperor of Hindustan ⓘ
surface form:
Padshah-e-Hind
Shadow of God on Earth ⓘ |
| heritage | Turko-Mongol ⓘ |
| inception | 1526 ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Bahadur Shah II ⓘ |
| legitimatedBy |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Perso-Islamic political theory ⓘ hereditary succession ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Akbar
ⓘ
Aurangzeb ⓘ Babur ⓘ Bahadur Shah II ⓘ Humayun ⓘ Jahangir ⓘ Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| oversees |
parganas (sub-districts)
ⓘ
sarkars (districts) ⓘ subahs (provinces) ⓘ villages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| patronOf |
Indo-Persian culture
ⓘ
Mughal architecture ⓘ Mughal miniature painting ⓘ Persian literature ⓘ Sufi shrines ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Agra Fort
ⓘ
Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ Lahore Fort ⓘ Red Fort ⓘ
surface form:
Red Fort, Delhi
Shahjahanabad ⓘ |
| startTime | 1526 ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
Hazrat
ⓘ
surface form:
Hazrat-e-Ala
His Majesty ⓘ Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Shahanshah
|
| successorOffice |
Viceroy of India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Viceroy of India
|
| usesLanguage |
Chagatai Turkic (early period)
ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
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Subject: Mughal Emperor Description of subject: The Mughal Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, wielding centralized political, military, and cultural authority over its various provinces and territories.
Referenced by (26)
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