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A person of the Mongolian race.
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Any of the Mongolian peoples who conquered parts of India and established an empire lasting from 1526 to 1857. Also, any of their descendents.
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dynasty established by Mongol conquerors of India that lasted from 1526-1857.
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(also Moghul, Mughal) Arabian-Persian name for the Mongolian people which was given after Baboer in 1526 established a Moslem dynasty in India. But it was above all Akbar (1556-1605) who set up a real organization through which the institutions formed the base for the administration until the British time. By granting a lot of rights to the Rajput kings he assured himself a lot of gratitude of these Hindu rulers.
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a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
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