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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian Persian مغول (moğul) (for the spellings moghul and mogul) or from Classical Persian مغول (muğūl, muğōl) and Urdu مغل (muġal) (for other spellings), an Arabic and Persian corruption of Mongol, ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol).[1] More at Mughal.
Noun
Moghul (plural Moghuls)
- A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammed Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
- (now historical) A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty.
- An important or successful person; a magnate. (Now usually as mogul.)
Derived terms
Translations
Mongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
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Adjective
Moghul (not comparable)
- Relating to the Mughal Empire
See also
References
- ^ Dodgson, Marshall G.S. (2009). The Venture of Islam. Volume 3: The Gunpowder Empires and Modern Times. University of Chicago Press. p. 62.