I'm working on a Mughal AAR (link) and a Mughal mod to give them a more historic army (here's the link). I'm a huge Mughal enthusiast, and I read as much about them as I can (I like scholarly books and articles mostly, though). My family does go back to Mughal Jagirdars (we were one of those horse tribes that got Jagirs in return for military service), but more than that, the Empire is an incredible example of what good administration, leadership, and a powerful horse army can do! Let's combat euro-centric orientalism together!
the flag in that AAR is inaccurate, the Mughals used the shir o korshid (lion and sun) as their flag and a fish with a crescent as their standard.
Flags are modern inventions. Each Empire could have had tons of them.
check my Mughal empire album there is a painting from the Padshahnama of Dara Shukoh's wedding procession in the 17th Century, the flag shown is the shir o korshid: This come as little surprise as the Mughals were highly Persianised, they spoke Farsi and 4 out of the 6 Great Mughals had Iranian wives. Other symbols of the Mughal Empire, this being the most important: it was used from Shah Jahan/Aurangzeb's time until Bahadur Shah Zafar Other symbols of the Mughal empire: shir standard
