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Mughal

Mughal is the alternative spelling of Moghul.

Meaning of Moghul

Noun

Moghul (plural Moghuls)

  1. A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
  2. (historical) A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty.
  3. An important or successful person; a magnate. (Now usually as mogul.)

See all 4 meanings of Moghul

Forms of Mughal

pluralMughals

Phrases with Mughal

Questions about Mughal

What is Mughal the alternative spelling of?
Mughal is the alternative spelling of Moghul.

Words near Mughal in the dictionary

  1. Muggs
  2. muggur
  3. muggurs
  4. muggy
  5. Mugh
  6. Mughal
  7. Mughal Empire
  8. Mughal yard
  9. Mughal yards
  10. Mughals
  11. Mughalsarai

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Mughal (page history and authors); Moghul (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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