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Agra, Uttar Pradesh Synonymous with eternal love, the Taj Mahal stands as the finest example of Mughal architecture. Built by ...
In ‘The Hyderbadis’, Daneesh Majid draws from generational interviews, oral histories, literature in Urdu and English and his ...
In the Mughal court, footwear wasn’t just about utility, it was a powerful marker of class, privilege, and status. Emperors ...
As most of the alt-history paths here just feel like a great big “Yeah, but, why?” to me. The Mughal Empire feels like the biggest offender here. As India, you can break away into what is essentially ...
After having followed this course, you will have: gained familiarity with the main developments and institutions of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires. acquired a grasp of historiographical and ...
(Relevance: The Mughal Empire forms an important portion of the UPSC syllabus. Questions have been asked about important battles and the contribution of rulers. In 2003, a question was asked on the ...
The Mughal Empire, spanning from the early 16th to the 18th century, left a lasting legacy through its blend of Persian, Indian, and Islamic influences. Key emperors like Akbar, Shah Jahan ...
Aurangzeb ruled over the Indian subcontinent, including Delhi, from 1658 until his death in 1707 and sought to expand the Mughal empire. Hindu leaders and groups have taken aim at Aurangzeb before.
Similar clashes occurred in June 2023 in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur after social media posts allegedly glorified ... Aurangzeb’s nearly 50-year reign from 1658 to 1707 marked the Mughal empire’s greatest ...
Shivaji, furious with the humiliation of this proposition, remains firm on establishing independence from the Mughal Empire ... films is a major threat to the social fabric of the country ...
But the tomb of Aurangzeb, who died over 300 years ago in 1707, is not in Nagpur. Neither is it in Delhi, one of the capitals of the Mughal empire. His tomb is located in Khuldabad, a lesser-known ...
What is interesting is that Aurangzeb's tomb is neither in Delhi, the capital of the Mughal empire, nor Nagpur ... by Lord Curzon in the twentieth century who added marble to the structure. It was ...