Among the many fascinating stories of the Mughal Empire, few are as unusual as that of Emperor Jahangir. The fourth Mughal ...

Munis D Faruqui’s volume is not concerned with absolving the last powerful Mughal or condemning him but with restoring him to ...

Thousands of forgotten news reports are reshaping our understanding of Aurangzeb and the Mughal world.

Shivangini Tandon’s Life Histories in Mughal India moves past sterile court chronicles to reveal how personal rivalries, ...

Long before print journalism arrived in India there was a highly advanced information network that kept the Mughal court ...

Aurangzeb’s princely harem began slowly to take shape after he was granted adult status in 1634, but filling out his larger ...

In Delhi, monuments are often spoken of as though they were statues — solid, inert, and even complete. Safdarjung Tomb resists that idea. Long before one looks up at the sandstone-and-marble mausoleum ...

At the peak of their power in the mid-17th century, the great Mughals were the richest and most powerful Islamic dynasty. They ruled over 100 million subjects – five times the number commanded by ...

Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, is often remembered for his tumultuous reign and struggles to maintain control over his empire. Born on March 6, 1508, in Kabul, he was the son of Babur, the ...

Mughal-e-Azam (1960) Director: K Asif Entertainment grade: A– History grade: C Akbar the Great was emperor of India from 1556-1605, his reign covering approximately the same period as Elizabeth I's in ...