The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. In the early 16th century, a warrior prince named Babur marched east from central ...
Here are five of the most important Mughal emperors who helped shape the empire’s story. Babur This young noble, a descendant of the world-conquering Timur, lost his homeland and was unable to ...
In this book, unlike in her debut Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History, Mukhoty aspires to create a revisionist history of the Mughal empire through the use of less-popular texts ...
If anyone knew how to flaunt luxury, it was Emperor Shah Jahan—the man behind the Taj Mahal. His necklaces were next-level, and one of the most famous was a massive necklace adorned with diamonds, ...
Exploring the legacy of the Mughal empire that stretched across today's political borders Michael Wood tells the tale of the early Mughals, starting with the redoubtable Babur, founder of the ...