Mughal is the Persian-Arabic term for Mongol. As Akbar was a descendent of the Mongol leader, Genghis Khan, the rulers of the new Indian Empire were given the name ‘Mughals’. Over the next 4 ...

T he Mughal dynasty ruled India for more than 300 years, and during their reign, the country witnessed several changes and atrocities. From brutal emperors like Aurangzeb, who was ...

The Mughal emperors were bigtime lovers of the arts ... still lives a simple life, her name is... Meet Kalpana Nayak, an engineer who became an IPS officer, now facing threat to her life due ...

It was once owned by Emperor Babur (the founder of the Mughal Empire), who had the stone engraved with his name. Shah Jahan inherited it and proudly showcased it in his court—right beside his ...

Akshaye Khanna delivers a chilling, restrained portrayal of Aurangzeb in Chhaava, standing out amid past cinematic depictions ...

The Mughal Empire, which spanned from the early 16th to the mid-19th century, left an indelible mark on the country's history and culture. The Mughal rulers were not only great administrators but ...

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 by and ...

Shah Jahan, his father Jahangir and his grandfather Akbar were the Great Mughals, the early emperors of the mighty Mughal dynasty that sprawled across the Indian subcontinent (that then included ...