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  Mogul dynasty
The Mogul emperors ruled until the last one, Bahadur Shah II, was dethroned and exiled by the British; they included Akbar, Aurangzeb, and Shah Jahan.
The Moguls established a more extensive and centralized empire than their Delhi sultanate forebears, and the Mogul era was one of great artistic achievement as well as urban and commercial development.
When Akbar died 1605 the Mogul empire had a population of 70–100 million, but it was at its largest under Aurangzeb (ruled 1658–1707), who briefly subdued the Deccan and the south-central states of Bijapur and Golconda.
www.uk.tiscali.com /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0004873.html   (321 words)

  
 Indian Rugs, Floral Rugs, Prayer rugs, India Carpets
Akbar, the greatest ruler of the Mogul dynasty (1526/27-1858), was an admirer of Safavid art and had artists and artisans sent from the Persian court to set up specialized workshops in Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, the two capitals of his empire, as well as in Lahore, in modern-day Pakistan.
The Mogul style was influenced by the passion for botany of Akbar's son, the emperor Jahangir (reigned 1605-1627).
Although clearly influenced by Persia, Mogul prayer rugs are composed of a highly articulated mihrab, the interior field of which is coloured lac red and bears Mogul flowering plants, shown in large size to indicate the realistic transformation of the symbolic tree of life.
www.bukhara-carpets.com /making/about_india.html   (1434 words)

  
  Architecture - Indian Saracenic
The Tomb of Malmud, Bijapur, has a dome 97 ft. in diameter, placed on a platform formed by intersecting pendentive arches, by which means the space to be covered is reduced, and the weight of the pendentives acts inwards to counteract the outward thrust of the dome, as at the Jami Masjid, Bijapur.
We have seen that, after Akbar the builder, the great Mogul tradition had been continued by his grandson, Shah Jehan, who is memorable as the author of that gem of Indian architecture, the world-famous Taj Mahal.
The example set by these Mogul Emperors was, as we should expect, followed by the nobles of their courts, who vied with one another —somewhat as did contemporary Italians in Europe—in erecting princely palaces and monumental tombs rich in Oriental splendour.
www.oldandsold.com /articles23/architecture-161.shtml   (2111 words)

  
 History of Uzbekistan: Antiquity - Alexander the Great - Genghis Khan and Tamerlane
Ismail Samanid is the representative of the Eastern dynasty that ruled in 819-999 over the vast territory of Mavara-Un-Nahr (the Arabic name of the territory between the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers in Central Asia since the 7th century A.D).
Bobur, Zahir-Iddin (1483-1530) founder of the great Mogul dynasty in India, was a Barlos Turk descended on the male side from Timur and on the female side from Chagatai Khan (son of Genghis Khan, the great Mongol scourge of Asia).
But Bobur is famous not only as the founder of mogul dynasty and the general, he was a prominent poet of 15th -16th centuries, the creator of Bobur-Noma, historical work of a world importance.
www.sambuh.com /en/uzbekistan/history   (1599 words)

  
 Mogul dynasty
The Mogul emperors ruled until the last one, Bahadur Shah II, was dethroned and exiled by the British; they included Akbar, Aurangzeb, and Shah Jahan.
The Moguls established a more extensive and centralized empire than their Delhi sultanate forebears, and the Mogul era was one of great artistic achievement as well as urban and commercial development.
When Akbar died 1605 the Mogul empire had a population of 70–100 million, but it was at its largest under Aurangzeb (ruled 1658–1707), who briefly subdued the Deccan and the south-central states of Bijapur and Golconda.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0004873.html   (326 words)

  
 Carpets Of Kashmir
Akbar, the greatest ruler of the Mogul dynasty (1526/27-1858), was an admirer of Safavid art and had artists and artisans sent from the Persian court to set up specialized workshops in Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, the two capitals of his empire, as well as in Lahore, in modern-day Pakistan.
The Mogul style was influenced by the passion for botany of Akbar's son, the emperor Jahangir (reigned 1605-1627).
Although clearly influenced by Persia, Mogul prayer rugs are composed of a highly articulated mihrab, the interior field of which is coloured lac red and bears Mogul flowering plants, shown in large size to indicate the realistic transformation of the symbolic tree of life.
www.carpetsofkashmir.com /carpet-history.html   (1417 words)

  
 National Geographic MapMachine: Student Atlas - Mogul Dynasty Photo, History
Mogul Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, built in memory of Mumtaz Mahal, his favorite wife.
The mausoleum, which is inlaid with precious and semiprecious jewels, took 22 years to finish and is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
India's Mogul Empire (A.D. 1523 to 1857) had its start with Babur, a central Asian descended from Mongol leader Genghis Khan and Timur (the Lame), a Turkic conquerer.
java.nationalgeographic.com /studentatlas/clickup/mogul.html   (362 words)

  
 The Mogul Empire in India
The empire increased in wealth, glory and power, and among the Mogul dynasty were several of the most extraordinary men that have ever influenced the destinies of nations.
Yet it seems strange that from the beginning each successive emperor should be allowed to obtain the throne by treachery, by the wholesale slaughter of his kindred and almost always by those most shameful of sins--parricide and ingratitude to the authors of their being.
This jewel thus became one of the heirlooms of the Moguls, who lived in such splendor as has never been seen since or elsewhere and could not be duplicated in modern times.
www.asianartmall.com /mogulempire.htm   (964 words)

  
 Babur
Baber, (1483?- 1530), a famous conqueror of India and founder of the so-called Mogul dynasty.
He returned to Kabul in time to quell a formidable rebellion, but two years later a revolt among some of the leading Moguls drove him from his city.
He was compelled to take to flight with very few companions, but through courage and daring struck the army of his opponents with such dismay that they again returned to their allegiance and Baber regained his kingdom.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Baber.html   (711 words)

  
 Persian Mogul Manuscript
Tamerlane, who founded the new Mogul Empire in the 14th century, claimed descendency from Genghis Khan.
The school of Mogul painting began in 1549 when two Persian painters directed the illustration of the Amir Hamza, a fantastic narrative of which some 1,400 large paintings were executed on cloth.
Shah Jahan (1628 - 58) perfected Mogul architecture and erected at Agra the tomb of his favorite wife, the Taj Mahal, with its symmetrical Persian plan.
www.7cs.com /midage/persian.htm   (164 words)

  
 List of Mughal emperors biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The dynasty called itself the House of Timur as the founder, Babur, was descended (through his mother) from Timur.
The Great Mughals, the first six emperors, are often referred to just by one name, which was, in each case, a title they took as Emperor (Padishah).
February 14, 1483 in Ferghana, founder of Mughal Dynasty, ruler from 1526-1530, d.
www.biography.ms /Mogul_dynasty.html   (165 words)

  
 I Want To Be Like Julian (Robertson)
In order to start Mogul Capital Advisors and the Mogul Venture Fund, a registered (in Delaware and Florida) domestic long/short equity fund, he's tossed his financial advisory career, converted his assets to cash and asked his wife, at home with a 6-month-old son, to trust him.
The Mogul Venture Fund invests in growth stocks, and intends to keep its positions concentrated, probably containing no more than 20 stocks of all market caps “in those industries, sectors and securities which the managers believe hold the greatest potential,” according to the Mogul Web site, mcallc.com.
Mogul requires an initial investment minimum of $1 million, and subsequent investments must be at least $500,000.
registeredrep.com /mag/finance_julian_robertson/index.html   (1336 words)

  
 Large and famous diamond gems
This was seen in the treasury of the Great Mogul, Aurungzebe, in 1665, by Tavernier, who both drew and described the stone in detail.
This stone is regarded by Professor Story-Maskelyne as being identical with the diamond seen at Delhi, and described as the "Great Mogul" by Tavernier, and identical with the stone at present known as the "Koh-i-noor"; this view is very generally accepted.
Nadir Shah, the Persian conqueror of the Mogul Empire, appropriated The Koli-i-noor in 1739; in 1813 it passed into the possession of the Rajah of Lahore, and after the British annexation of the Punjab, became the property of the East India Company, which in 1850 presented it to Queen Victoria.
www.kanada.net /alluvial/diamonds_1.html   (2068 words)

  
 Amitav Ghosh An Eminent, Fascinating, Sensitive Author   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
This last especially was a recurrent theme in the British discourse on the Moguls [I was recently reminded by Agha Ashraf Ali, the Kashmiri educationist and scholar, that Vincent Smith's life of Akbar begins with the line: 'Akbar was a foreigner...'].
In the British view the Mogul period was iconic of India itself: a period of unequalled magnificence, the defining moment of Indian history.
The Moguls are today in the unenviable position of having to carry the blame for several subsequent appropriations of their reputation.
www.amitavghosh.com /essays_html_indv.php?essay_no=43   (5736 words)

  
 Football Mogul 2003 for PC Review - PC Football Mogul 2003 Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The developers of Football Mogul 2003 seem to have forgotten something rather important: This is supposed to be a game.
Text-based sports management games like the Football Mogul series are a great pastime for fans who study the sports section of their newspaper every Monday morning and wonder what might have happened if they had been in charge.
Football Mogul 2003 rates players individually in five skills according to their positions, and a college draft is held each off-season, although you have so little impact on these factors, and on pretty much everything else, that it's hard to care.
www.gamespot.com /pc/sports/footballmogul2003/review.html   (1239 words)

  
 GameShark | Previews | Baseball Mogul 2007 Preview
Baseball Mogul came along and while it wasn't the first text based baseball sim it was definitely one of the first to attempt to simulate baseball through the eyes of an owner rather than to be solely a statistical replay sim like Diamond Mind Baseball and its ilk.
Baseball Mogul 2007 is now has the exclusive rights to the Sean Lahman Baseball Database, so you can start a game of Mogul as far back as 1901 and get all of the real players from yesteryear and the appropriate incoming rookies.
The Beta of Mogul 2007 was still a bit rough around the edges, but there's no denying the fact that this version is taking a rather big leap in terms of scope.
www.gameshark.com /previews/3121/Baseball-Mogul-2007-Preview.htm   (929 words)

  
 Last Minute Treasures: Your Source for Fine Museum-Quality Collectibles
An eclectic form of artistry, India's splendid works of art have survived and thrived throughout numerous dynasties and empires, but the most significant was that of the Mogul period.
Legend even has it that Timur, the forefather of the Mogul dynasty, killed every inhabitant of Delhi in his conquest except for the local artisans.
With their intricate design and watered steel blade, these swords were a "deadly work of art," and a symbol of the majesty and power of the Mogul dynasty.
www.lastminutetreasures.com /sword_of_honor.shtml   (440 words)

  
 Baseball Mogul 2004 for PC Review - PC Baseball Mogul 2004 Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Sports Mogul has adjusted aspects of the artificial intelligence to make play more satisfying in key areas like trading and finance and has tossed in a few sorely needed frills that make the game at least a marginal improvement over its predecessor.
This ease of use is both a blessing and a curse, as it allows beginners to build a dynasty right away, but it doesn't afford real depth of play.
Baseball Mogul 2004 helps get the series back on track after an off-season, although it doesn't bring as much to the table as it should.
www.gamespot.com /pc/sports/baseballmogul2004/review.html   (1087 words)

  
 Questions and Answers, page 5
The spelling "mogul" is a variation of "Mongol" or "Mughal", a member of the Mogul dynasty that ruled an empire covering a large part of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
By the 19th century the term "Great (or Grand) Mogul" was often used by Europeans when referring to the Emperor of Delhi, the ruler of what remained of the Mongol Empire.
During the 1920s "movie mogul", along with "movie king" and "movie magnate", was being used regularly by the media to describe any important movie producer, and by the end of the 1930s the head of each major motion picture studio was commonly referred to as a "movie mogul" or "film mogul".
www.pictureshowman.com /questionsandanswers5.cfm   (1018 words)

  
 Indian boys clothes -- chronology
The Moguls were an Islamic dynasty which governed India for more than 200 years.
The greatest Mogul ruler was Baber's grandson Akbar (reigning 1556-1605).
Aurangzeb's descendents were unable to remaint control over relbelious provinces and the territory of the Mogul's steadily shrank in the 18th century to the area around Delhi.
histclo.com /country/other/india/india-chron.html   (1409 words)

  
 The Orlov Diamond
Tavernier's drawing of the diamond which has come to be known as the Great Mogul is of particular interest and importance, because it is the only one of this legendary stone known to have survived.
According to all the available accountds of its history the Great Mogul was found about the middle of the 17th century in the Kollur diamond deposits situated by the Kristna (or Krishna) River in Hyderabad, and weighed no less than 787½ carats.
In due course it found its way into the Mogul treasury and was shown to Tavernier by Aurangzeb (1658-1707), the third son of Shah Jahan, who had successfully fought off the challenge of his three brothers and usurped his father's throne.
famousdiamonds.tripod.com /orlovdiamond.html   (3391 words)

  
 The Electronic passport to the Moguls
India became a prosperous nation under Akbar, and the emperors who followed him became some of the richest rulers in the history of the world.
Islamic art, culture and architecture became an important part of Indian culture during the Mogul Dynasty.
The Taj Mahal, in the northern Indian city of Agra, is an example of Mogul architecture.
www.mrdowling.com /612-moguls.html   (158 words)

  
 Baseball Mogul My Account
And because Baseball Mogul is REAL BASEBALL, it was voted "easier to learn than fantasy baseball" by a 10-to-1 margin.
Baseball Mogul's unique web-based interface lets you put players on the Trading Block and haggle with other team owners at any time of the day or night.
Baseball Mogul is the most realistic baseball game you can play.
bmo.sportsmogul.com /login.pl   (326 words)

  
 Hunza Guides Pakistan(pakistanprofile)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Mogul dynasty flourished up to 1560 and the capital was Lahore, The birthplace of Aurangzab and Shah Jahan.
After the decline of the Mogul dynasty Renjet Sing, the founder of the Sikh dynasty was the Governor of the Shah Jahan in India.
The Moguls remain Bala Hisar Fort, the story tailor bazaar, and Muhabat Khan Mosque is one of the unforgettable remains in this city.
www.hunzaguidespakistan.com /pakistanprofile.htm   (2743 words)

  
 chronology of medieval boys' clothing -- the Mongols
The Mongols sacked Baghdad and destroy the Abbasid dynasty (1258).
The Mogul Emperor still was a force in India when the British arrived in the 18th century.
Aurangzeb's descendents were unable to retain control over relbelious provinces and the territory of the Mogul's steadily shrank in the 18th century.
histclo.com /chron/med/med-mong.html   (3578 words)

  
 GIA: Gems & Gemology: This Weeks News Details
The Mogul emerald was purchased September 27 by an unnamed buyer at a sale of Indian art at Christie's of London.
The 217.80 ct rectangular-cut emerald is elegantly inscribed with an Islamic prayer and a date that translates to 1695 A.D. Carved on the reverse side is a rosette flanked by poppy flowers and foliate detail.
The Mogul emerald was featured on the cover of the Summer 1981 issue of Gems and Gemology.
www.gia.edu /gemsandgemology/wd_620ar_82_this_weeks_news_details.cfm   (173 words)

  
 Jewelry at Jewelry.Com
The Mogul Emerald is one of the largest emeralds in the world.
The emerald is thought to have come from the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb --the last of the great Mogul rulers, who controlled much of India.
It was discovered in Colombia by the Spanish conquistadors and most likely arrived in India through trade during the Mogul dynasty, according to experts.
www.jewelry.com /fashion-report-famous-emerald.shtml   (886 words)

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