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[[File:Millefleur 'Star-Lattice' carpet, 17th-early 18th century Mughal India, Christie's.jpg|alt=Millefleur 'Star-Lattice' carpet|thumb|Mughal Carpets]]
[[File:Floorspread LACMA M.79.9.6 (1 of 3).jpg|thumb|right|India, Mughal, 18th century Textiles; carpets Cotton plain weave with silk chain stitch embroidery, wrapped metal thread with silk core, and silk quilting 112 3/4 x 44 3/4 in. (286.39 x 113.67 cm) From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.79.9.6) Costume and Textiles]]
{{short description|Floor coverings during Mughal Empire}}
'''Mughal carpets''' (Moghul or Mogul carpets) were the handwoven floor coverings used in the [[Mughal Empire]] in their courts. Mughal carpets and rugs have their roots in India since the 16th and 17th centuries. Mughal [[carpet]]s were a blend of Persian and Indian artistry uniquely designed with scenic landscapes, floral, and animal patterns. [[Kashmir]] was producing the finest [[wool]] and [[silk]] carpets and rugs, including prayer rugs. Sometimes the [[knot density]] in these [[Rug making|rugs]] was so fine and tight as 300 knots per square centimeter.

The [[Mughal emperors]] were enthusiastic about textile materials, especially the third Mughal emperor [[Akbar]] who set numerous [[Mughal Karkhanas|imperial workshops]] across [[Mughal Empire|India]]. He also arranged training of local artisans to improve the skill. In addition to [[textile]], the manufacturing of carpets was an important industry. ''.''<ref><nowiki>'' Farrash khana ( furniture tents and carpets ) ''</nowiki> Page 174 [https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Karkhanas_Under_the_Mughals_from_Akbar_t/IRntAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Farrash+khana(for+carpets&dq= Karkhanas Under the Mughals, from Akbar to Aurangzeb: A ...books.google.co.in › books] [https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Karkhanas_Under_the_Mughals_from_Akbar_t/IRntAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Farrash+khana(for+carpets&dq= Tripta Verma · 1994]</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Hoiberg|first=Dale|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISFBJarYX7YC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title=Students' Britannica India|date=2000|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=|isbn=978-0-85229-760-5|location=|pages=23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bloom|first=Jonathan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=un4WcfEASZwC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title=Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set|last2=Blair|first2=Sheila S.|last3=Blair|first3=Sheila|date=2009-05-14|publisher=OUP USA|year=|isbn=978-0-19-530991-1|location=|pages=95|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mughal carpet|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Mughal-carpet|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Walker|first=Daniel S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ILPYtPB4x0C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title=Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era|last2=N.Y.)|first2=Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York|date=1997|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|year=|isbn=978-0-87099-788-4|location=|pages=117, 183, 185, 196|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ibn-Mubārak|first=Abu-'l-Faḍl|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rrh95CUbFJcC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title="The" Ain i Akbari : 1|date=1873|language=en}}</ref>

== Production ==
Mughal carpet [[Knotted-pile carpet|weaving]] was renowned in [[Agra]], [[Lahore]], and [[Fatehpur Sikri]]. The ''karkhanas'' of carpet, rugs, tents, and various other floor coverings was called ''Farrash khana.''

== Creativity ==
The Mughal empress [[Nur Jahan]] had a personal interest in textiles. Her name is associated with designing many fabrics and dresses, and there is also a carpet named ''Farshi-Chandni'' that became well-known during her time.<ref>{{Cite book|last=RAWAT|first=DR SUGANDHA|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hg7yDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title=THE WOMEN OF MUGHAL HAREM|date=2020-07-20|publisher=Evincepub Publishing|year=|isbn=978-93-90197-41-5|location=|pages=83|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Ruchika|title=A brave and innovative attempt to chronicle the life of Empress Nur Jahan is marred by conjecture|url=https://scroll.in/article/898063/a-brave-and-innovative-attempt-to-chronicle-the-life-of-empress-nur-jahan-is-marred-by-conjecture|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Special Mentions ==
The [[Girdler's carpet]] is one of the best-documented examples of Mughul carpets.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bell|first=James Elton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AXdzoxq2NX8C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title=Sir Robert Bell and His Early Virginia Colony Descendants: A Compilation of 16th, 17th, and 18th Century English and Scottish Families with the Surname Bell, Beale, Le Bel ... Et Al|last2=Bell|first2=Frances Jean|date=2007|publisher=Wheatmark, Inc.|year=|isbn=978-1-58736-747-2|location=|pages=95|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Irwin|first=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COKeHAAACAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=The Girdlers' Carpet|date=1962|publisher=order of the Court of Girdlers Company|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
[[Girdler's carpet]]

[[Mughal Karkhanas]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Mughal art]]
[[Category:Indian rugs and carpets]]

Mughal carpets - Revision history

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