The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern India ... due to the fact that he preferred poetry to fighting or leading his army in war. He faced many challenges from his half-brothers and was ...

Faruqui explores Mughal state formation through the pivotal role of the Mughal princes. In a challenge to previous scholarship, the book suggests that far from undermining the foundations of empire, ...

She played an unprecedented role in running the vast Mughal empire. Historian Ruby Lal explains why the history of her leadership is important to understand today. She was named Mihr un-Nisa at ...

Drawing visitors into a dreamscape inspired by the Mughal dynasty’s vision of earthly paradise, The Great Mughals: Art, ...

At the age of 53, Gulbadan Begum - daughter of Babur, founder of the Mughal empire - and 11 women from the royal household - left the confines of a harem in Fatehpur Sikri to set off on a journey ...

While Akbar compelled other Rajput rulers to submit, the Maharana of Mewar stood firm against him. The siege of Chittor ...

7-12 Analyze the relationship between Muslims and Hindus in the empire and compare Akbar's governing methods and religious ideas with those of other Mughal emperors.

The earliest depictions of her in sculpture, though, come from an entirely unexpected place: one of the major cities of the ...