Moghul

Moghul
Mogul Mo*gul", n. [From the Mongolian.] 1. A person of the Mongolian race. [1913 Webster]

2. Specifically: Any of the Mongolian peoples who conquered parts of India and established an empire lasting from 1526 to 1857. Also, any of their descendents. [PJC]

3. (Railroad) A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled truck. [1913 Webster]

4. A great personage; magnate; autocrat; as, an industrial mogul. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Great Mogul}, or {Grand Mogul}, the sovereign of the empire founded in Hindustan by the Mongols under Baber in the sixteenth century. Hence, a very important personage; a lord; -- sometimes only {mogul} or {Moghul}. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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  • Moghul — Mo*ghul , n. an alternate from of {mogul}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moghul — noun a) A head of the Mongolian dynasty founded by Zahīr ud Dīn Muhammed Bābur (1483 1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries. b) A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul… …   Wiktionary

  • Moghul — noun a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857 • Syn: ↑Mogul • Hypernyms: ↑ruler, ↑swayer * * * Moghul variant form of Mogul …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 was… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moghul — I. noun see mogul I, 1 II. adjective see mogul I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Moghul — /moh geuhl, gul, moh gul /, n., adj. Mogul (defs. 1, 2, 6). * * * …   Universalium

  • Moghul — Mo•ghul [[t]ˈmoʊ gəl, gʌl, moʊˈgʌl[/t]] n. adj. cvb why Mogul 1) …   From formal English to slang

  • Moghul — /ˈmoʊgʊl/ (say mohgool), /ˈmoʊgəl/ (say mohguhl) noun → Mogul …  

  • Moghul-Imperium — Tor des Roten Forts in Agra, im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert Hauptstadt des Mogulreiches Das Mogulreich war ein von 1526 bis 1858 auf dem indischen Subkontinent bestehender Staat. Das Kernland des Reiches lag in der nordindischen Indus Ganges Ebene um …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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