The Mughal Empire had a highly centralised, bureaucratic government, most of which was instituted during the rule of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. [88][71] The central government was headed by the Mughal emperor; immediately beneath him were four ministries.
The Mughal dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin, and it ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. The administrative organization of the Mughal Empire allowed it to prosper for more than two centuries before being overrun by the Marathas.
The Mughal Empire, (Persian language: مغل بادشاۿ) was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled parts of Afghanistan, Balochistan and most of the Indian Subcontinent between 1526 and 1857.
Mughal Empire legacy in India—explore how Mughal history shapes modern India’s culture, language and architecture despite attempts at erasure.
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The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of present-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan Plateau in South India.
The Mughal Empire survived until 1857, but its rulers were, after 1803, pensioners of the East India Company. The last emperor, the senile Bahadur Shah Zafar, was put on trial for allegedly leading the rebels of the 1857 mutiny and for fomenting sedition.
Explore the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire, from Babur’s conquests to British rule. Learn about Akbar, Aurangzeb, and the legacy of Mughal architecture.