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turco-mongol dynasty that ruled india like it owed them money, and for a while, it did.
means an imperial house that governed most of the indian subcontinent from 1526 to 1857, blending persian, central asian, and indian cultures into one very rich, very ornate empire.
from from the persian and arabic word for mongol, since the founder babur descended from both timur and genghis khan, though the mughals themselves preferred to be called timurids.
peak wealthcontrolled roughly a quarter of world gdp
taj mahalbuilt as a tomb, cost a literal fortune
official languagepersian, not any indian language, for centuries
end gamelast emperor exiled to burma by the british
for instance
akbar the great — expanded empire and married across religions, ruled 1556-1605
shah jahan — built the taj mahal, imprisoned by his own son
aurangzeb — pushed empire to largest size, also its breaking point, died 1707
babur — founded the dynasty in 1526 after defeating delhi sultanate