Hindustan region of the Mughal Empire

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The Hindustan region of the Mughal Empire was its core northern heartland encompassing the fertile Indo-Gangetic plain and serving as the political, economic, and cultural center of Mughal rule in South Asia.

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Hindustan region of the Mughal Empire canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf core territory
historical region
administrativeStructure divided into several subahs (provinces)
associatedWithRuler Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
capitalCity Agra
Delhi
Shahjahanabad
commonSpokenLanguage Braj Bhasha
Hindavi
linked to: Hindi

early Urdu
coreAreaOf Mughal Empire
country India (historical region)
linked to: Bharata (India)
culturalRole center of Hindavi and Braj literary traditions
center of Persianate court culture
center of Urdu literary development
major center of Indo-Persian culture
distinguishedFrom Bengal region of the Mughal Empire
linked to: Bengal Subah

Deccan region of the Mughal Empire
linked to: Deccan region
economicRole center of grain production
center of textile production
hub of overland trade routes
primary revenue base of the Mughal Empire
geographicalFeature Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain
linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain
historicalNameUsage referred to as “Hindustan” in Mughal Persian sources
importantProvince Agra Subah
Allahabad Subah
linked to: Allahabad

Awadh Subah
Bihar Subah
linked to: Bihar

Delhi Subah
linked to: Subah of Delhi
knownFor dense population
fertile agricultural land
high agrarian surplus
intensive irrigation
languageOfAdministration Persian
locatedIn Indo-Gangetic Plain
South Asia
majorReligion Hinduism
Islam
majorRiver Chambal
linked to: Chambal River

Ganges
Ghaghara
Son River NERFINISHED
Yamuna
partOf Mughal Empire
politicalRole base for Mughal military campaigns
political heartland of the Mughal Empire
seat of the imperial court for long periods
religiousComposition religiously diverse region
strategicImportance control of routes between Kabul and Bengal
control of the Ganges-Yamuna doab
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
early 18th century

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Mughal Subah of Allahabad partOf Hindustan region of the Mughal Empire