Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from the early 16th to the mid-19th centuries.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Agra Fort | The great Mughals Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here, and the country was governed from here. | |
| Ahmadabad | Ahmadabad is also an important city of Mughal architecture from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, with particular contributions of buildings and gardens by Shah Jahan during his residence in Ahmadabad as the Mughal Suba. These were early prototypes for his constructions in Agra when he became emperor. (AB ev) | |
| Fatehpur Sikri | "The city of Fatehpur Sikri bears an exceptional testimony to the Mughal civilization at the end of 16th century." (OUV) .. "Fatehpur Sikri was the first planned city of the Mughals to be marked by magnificent administrative, residential, and religious buildings " | |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | "a unique and exceptional testimony to the Mughal civilisation at the height of its artistic and aesthetic accomplishments" (crit iii) | |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | "The Kachchwaha Rajputs of Amber in contrast, aligned themselves with the Imperial Mughal rule with an evident adaptation of Mughal spaces and architectural styles in Amber" (AB ev) | |
| Humayun's Tomb | Humayun was the second Mughal emperor. He was buried at "the first very grand garden tomb in Mughal architecture" (wiki). | |
| Jaipur City, Rajasthan | The new capital was intended to be a strong political statement to rival cities of the Mughal Empire elsewhere on what is now the Indian subcontinent (AB ev) | |
| Jantar Mantar | "The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is an outstanding example of a very comprehensive set of astronomical instruments, in the heart of a royal capital at the end of the Mughal period in India." (OUV) | |
| Makli, Thatta | "The most architecturally significant tombs at the site date from around the time of the Mughal era, between 1570 and 1640 CE." (wiki) | |
| Red Fort | "The planning and design of the Red Fort represents a culmination of architectural development initiated in 1526 AD by the first Mughal Emperor" (OUV) | |
| Rohtas Fort | Although the fort's origins lie in the Suri dynasty, it holds the Haveli Man Singh from the Mughal Period and the OUV states that it "blends architectural and artistic traditions from Turkey and the Indian subcontinent to create the model for Mughal architecture" | |
| Sulaiman-Too | Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty, is said to have built a small mosque here in 1510 | |
| Taj Mahal | built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan |
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