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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the Moguls{2}.
  • noun an alternate from of mogul.

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  • noun 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.
  • noun now historical A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty.
  • noun An important or successful person; a magnate. (Now usually as mogul)

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  • noun a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857

Etymologies

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Ultimately from Urdu مغل (muġal), variant of مغل (muġul), from Persian مغول (muġul), from Mongolian  (mongɣol). In early use via various European languages.

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