Geographic HistoryMap of the Mughal Empire
On the Geographic History map, the Mughal Empire appears from 1526 to 1857. It reaches its largest mapped extent in 1688: about 2.4 million km² across 86 provinces.
The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur, a descendant of Timur, after his victory at Panipat in 1526. Under Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb it ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, and its builders created the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort in Delhi. After Aurangzeb's death in 1707 its power shrank, and the British deposed the last emperor after the rebellion of 1857.
The source dataset also uses this name outside 1526 - 1857; this page counts only 1526 - 1857.
Mapped area over time
The Mughal Empire on the world maps
Largest other states in 1688
| State | Mapped area |
|---|---|
| Russia | 12 million km² |
| Spanish Empire | 8.9 million km² |
| Qing | 6.1 million km² |
| Kingdom of Portugal | 4.6 million km² |
| Ottoman Empire | 3.8 million km² |
| Kazakh Khanate | 2.5 million km² |
| Zunghar | 2 million km² |
| Safavid Persia | 2 million km² |
About this map
Territory comes from the Chronas historical dataset used by the Geographic History app. Areas are approximate, computed from about 2,400 province shapes, and describe this map rather than official historical figures - border data for the ancient and medieval world is necessarily a reconstruction.
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