Mughal Empire

Mughal Empire

Afghan-Indian Empire (1526-1540, 1555-1858)

Location: Indian Subcontinent

Capital City: Agra (1526-1530, 1560-1571, 1598-1648), Delhi (1530-1540, 1639-1858), Fatehpur Sikri (1571-1585), Lahore (1586-1598)

Government type: Monarchy

Main languages: Persian, Hindustani, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi

Main religions: Hinduism, Sunni Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism

Chronology

1526: Mughal Empire founded after Babur conquers the Delhi Sultanate at the Battle of Panipat

1540-1555: Sur Empire usurps Mughals

1707: Death of Padishah Aurangzeb, from this point the empire is in decline

1760: Mughal State reduced to Delhi and its surroundings

1858: Delhi annexed into British India, end of the Mughal state

Currency

Tanka (1526-1540)

1 Tanka/Shahruki/Babri = 48 Dam = 80 Bahloli • 1 Mithqal = 10 Tanka

Rupee (1555-1858)

1 Rupee = 4 Fanam = 40 Dam = 64 Paisa = 80 Nisfi = 128 Falus/Tanka = 160 Damra

Coins from the Mughal Empire in the collection

•1 Rupee, 1585-1600 (Padishah Akbar (1556-1605), silver, KM#91.1)

•1 Rupee, 1633 (Padishah Shah Jahan (1628-1658), silver, Patna mint, KM#224.16)

•1 Rupee, 1638 (Padishah Shah Jahan (1628-1658), silver, Multan mint, KM#235.19)

Local currency: Malwa Subah

•1 Falus, Padishah Akbar (1556-1605) (copper, Ujjain mint)