Mughal nobility

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Mughal nobility comprised the elite aristocratic class of the Mughal Empire, including high-ranking officials, military commanders, and regional governors who held significant political, military, and economic power.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mughal nobility canonical 14
Indian Muslim nobles 1
Mughal (Turko-Mongol) nobility 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocracy
elite
social class
basedOn mansabdari system
country Mughal Empire
developedUnder Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
dissolvedIn 19th century
employer Mughal emperor
ethnicGroup Afghan nobles
Deccani nobles
Indian Muslim nobles
linked to: Mughal nobility

Irani nobles
Rajput nobles
linked to: Rajputs

Turani nobles
follows mansabdari system
hasCharacteristic Persianized culture
bureaucratic responsibilities
close relationship with emperor
courtly etiquette
hierarchical ranking
land-based revenue rights
military obligations
multi-ethnic composition
patrimonial ties
patron-client networks
patronage of arts
hasComponent court nobles
diwans
hereditary nobles
jagirdars
mansabdars
military commanders
mir bakshi
linked to: Mir Bakshi

qazis
regional governors
sadr-us-sudur
linked to: Sadr-us-Sudur

service nobles
subahdars
umara
wazir
linked to: Wazir

zamindars
hasRole administration of empire
collection of land revenue
governance of provinces
maintenance of cavalry
participation in imperial court politics
patronage of Sufi institutions
patronage of architecture
patronage of literature
influenced colonial-era landed aristocracy in India
later Indian princely elites
influencedBy Central Asian military aristocracy
Persian court culture
linked to: Persian court

Timurid traditions
location Bengal
Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Gujarat
North India
linked to: northern India

Punjab
partOf Mughal Empire
religion Islam
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
usedLanguage Hindustani
Persian
Turki

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nawab of Bihar partOf Mughal nobility
Zulfiqar Khan partOf Mughal nobility
subject linked to: Mughal general Zulfiqar Khan
Diwanji Begum family Mughal nobility
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan memberOf Mughal nobility
Azimabad associatedWithEthnicGroup Mughal nobility
Sahib-i-Jamal ethnicGroup Mughal (Turko-Mongol) nobility
linked to: Mughal nobility
Asmat Begum partOf Mughal nobility
Diler Khan partOf Mughal nobility
Rustam Khan partOf Mughal nobility
Nizam-ul-Mulk partOf Mughal nobility
Mughal nobility ethnicGroup Indian Muslim nobles
linked to: Mughal nobility
Nishapuri dynasty associatedWith Mughal nobility
Raja Rai Singh memberOf Mughal nobility
Imad-ul-Mulk powerBase Mughal nobility
subahdar memberOf Mughal nobility
Mughal Subah of Multan governedBy Mughal subahdars
linked to: Mughal nobility