The Mughal Empire was a Bronze Age empire.
The Mughal Empire or Mogul Empire , self-designated as Gurkani ( گورکانیان , Gūrkāniyān , meaning `` son-in-law '' ) , was an empire in the Indian subcontinent , established and ruled by a Muslim Turkic dynasty of Chagatai origin from Central Asia . The reign of Shah Jahan , the fifth emperor , between 1628 and 1658 was the golden age of Mughal architecture .