Mogul Definition

mōgəl
moguls
noun
moguls
A bump or ridge of closely packed snow, built up on a curve where skiers turn.
Webster's New World
A Mongol.
Webster's New World
A powerful or important person, esp. one with autocratic power.
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pronoun

Alternative spelling of Moghul.

Wiktionary
idiom
Great Mogul
  • the title of the ruler of the Mongol empire in India
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Other Word Forms of Mogul

Noun

Singular:
mogul
Plural:
moguls

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Origin of Mogul

  • The word mogul originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (mughal being Persian or Arabic for "Mongol") of Indian Subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857: the early Mughal emperors claimed a heritage dating back to Mongol ruler Genghis Khan . The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the Mughal emperors, which for example produced the Taj Mahal.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably of Scandinavian origin Old Norse mūgi heap

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Urdu muġal, muġul Mughal Mughal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From dialectal German Mugel.

    From Wiktionary

Mogul Sentence Examples

  • In this camp life Aurangzeb may be taken as representative of one aspect of the Mogul rule, which has been picturesquely described by European travellers of that day.

  • On the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, the decline of the Mogul empire set in with extraordinary rapidity.

  • Thenceforth the Great Mogul became a mere name, though the hereditary succession continued unbroken down to the time of the Mutiny.

  • Shah Alam, the lineal heir of the Mogul line, was thus permitted to ascend the throne of Delhi, where he lived during the great part of a long life as a puppet in the hands of Mahadji Sindhia.

  • Thus ended the Mogul line, after a history which covers three hundred and thirty years.

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Words Starting With

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