nawabs
Indian Muslim rulers
Nawabs is the plural of nawab, a title for Muslim rulers or governors in South Asia, particularly during the Mughal Empire.
The term also describes wealthy, influential men of high status in Indian society.
The anglicized form nabob entered English to describe any person of great wealth or importance, often with connotations of ostentatious living: The nawabs of industry gathered at the resort.
Indian Islamic imperial dynasty
- HyderabadMajor Indian tech hub
- LucknowNorth Indian metropolis
- BengalPartition-split South Asian territory
- British RajImperial rule over India
colonialism · treaties · succession · decline · annexation · Clive · East India Company · sepoy
Rule by hereditary elite
- titlesNames of creative works
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
elite · prestige · highborn · landed · dignitaries · courtiers · succession · heirs
Expensive nonessential comfort
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
jewels · brocade · silk · pearls · elephants · palanquins · regalia · treasures
Territories under feudal lords
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- revenueBusiness income total
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
patronage · vassals · provinces · territories · autonomy · succession · lineage · appointment
Grand royal residences
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- biryaniSpiced layered rice dish
- kebabsSkewered grilled meat
- kathakNorth Indian classical dance
courtly · etiquette · hospitality · Urdu · poetry · refinement · patronage · miniatures
Mughal
Indian Islamic imperial dynasty
- HyderabadMajor Indian tech hub
- LucknowNorth Indian metropolis
- BengalPartition-split South Asian territory
British Raj · colonialism · treaties · succession · decline · annexation · Clive · East India Company · sepoy · sovereignty
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- titlesNames of creative works
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
dynasty · elite · prestige · highborn · landed · dignitaries · courtiers · succession · heirs · rank
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
extravagance · jewels · brocade · silk · pearls · elephants · palanquins · regalia · treasures · feasts
fiefdoms
Territories under feudal lords
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- revenueBusiness income total
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
court · patronage · vassals · provinces · territories · autonomy · succession · lineage · appointment · authority
palaces
Grand royal residences
kathak · courtly · etiquette · hospitality · Urdu · poetry · refinement · patronage · miniatures · gardens