Mogul emperor

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• Mogul — Moghul Mo*ghul , Mogul Mo*gul , prop. a. [See {Mogul}, n..] Of or pertaining to the Moguls[2]; as, The Taj Mahal, the most beautiful piece of Mogul architecture, was built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan as a mausoleum for his favorite wife.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mogul — [ məʊg(ə)l] (also Moghul or Mughal) noun 1》 a member of the Muslim dynasty of Mongol origin which ruled much of India in the 16th–19th centuries.     ↘(often the Great Mogul) the Mogul emperor of Delhi. 2》 (mogul) an important or powerful person …   English new terms dictionary

• emperor — emperorship, n. /em peuhr euhr/, n. 1. the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire: the emperors of Rome. 2. Chiefly Brit. a size of drawing or writing paper, 48 × 72 in. (122 × 183 cm). [1175 1225; ME empero(u)r < AF; OF empereor < L… …   Universalium

• Mogul Mughal Emerald — The Mogul Mughal Emerald is one of the largest emeralds known. Auction house Christie s described it as: The rectangular cut emerald known as The Mogul Mughal weighing 217.80 carats, the obverse engraved with Shi a invocations in elegant naskh… …   Wikipedia

• Mogul empire — Moghul empire Mo*ghul empire, Mogul empire Mo*gul empire, prop. a. [See {Mogul}, n..] The empire created in India by invading Mongolians (Tatars), established under Baber, who conquered Hindustan in 1526. The establsihed religion of the empire… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mogul — {{11}}mogul (1) powerful person, 1670s, from Great Mogul, Mongol emperor of India after the conquest of 1520s, from Persian and Arabic mughal, mughul, alteration of MONGOL (Cf. Mongol) (q.v.), the Asiatic people. {{12}}mogul (2) elevation on a… …   Etymology dictionary

• emperor — n sovereign, ruler, rex, king of kings, crowned head, czar, kaiser, Great Mogul, (in ancient Rome) imperator, (in Incan empire)Inca, (in medieval China) khan, (in Japan) mikado, (in Ethiopia)Negus …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• great mogul — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&M : the sovereign of the empire founded in India by the Moguls under Baber in the 16th century * * * 1. the emperor of the former Mogul Empire in India founded in 1526 by Baber. 2. (l.c.) an important or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Great Mogul — 1. the emperor of the former Mogul Empire in India founded in 1526 by Baber. 2. (l.c.) an important or distinguished person. * * * …   Universalium

• Great Mogul — /greɪt ˈmoʊgəl/ (say grayt mohguhl) noun an emperor of the Mogul empire of India, which flourished from 1526 to 1761 and continued nominally until 1857 …  

• AU`RUNGZEBE —    Mogul emperor of Hindustan, third son of Shah Jehan; ascended the throne by the deposition of his father, the murder of two brothers and of the son of one of these; he governed with skill and courage; extended his empire by subduing Golconda,… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia