The Moonstone

The Moonstone

by

Wilkie Collins

The Indo-Persian Muslim empire that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from 1526 to 1857.
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Mughal Term Timeline in The Moonstone

The timeline below shows where the term Mughal appears in The Moonstone. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Prologue: The Storming of Seringapatam: Chapter 2
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...of the generations of men.” Their descendants did this until the 18th century, when the Mughal emperor Aurungzebe ordered the new Benares temple pillaged and the Moonstone stolen. The next generations... (full context)