There is a view among the British, however, that the Raj was entirely beneficial to the Indian people. Many of those who voted in the 2016 Referendum, to leave the European Union, would probably endorse that opinion. Such individuals have been tempted by the idea that Britain can be ‘great’ again, that she can somehow return to those glorious days

In February of this year (2017), ‘The Indian Express’ announced that the Indian Council of Cultural Relations was to host a seminar dedicated to Dara.

Although duplicity and secret deals were not the monopoly of one particular group, the British seem to have been particularly guilty in their wish to destroy the Empire and its symbol of power.

By the middle of the 18th Century, the Carnatic region, approximately today’s Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and southern Andhra Pradesh, came under the rule of Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad. During the early period of his early reign he was loyal to Aurangzeb, but following the latter’s death in 1707, he broke away and ruled the Carnatic region as an

Shah Jahan commissioned many other great works of Mughal architecture, including the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid, which is one of the largest mosques in India. Most of these great buildings were constructed in an area that was known at the time as Shahjahanabad (city of Shah Jahan). Today the area is known as Old Delhi.

Unfortunately, Humayun did not live to see his plans fulfilled. On the 27th January 1556, he fell from the top floor of his library to his death. It is said that he was carrying a pile of books when he heard the call to prayer and in his rush to respond he caught his heel in his robes.

After acceding to the Mughal throne in 1556, he gained the title Akbar the Great, which literally means Great the Great.

The recent film Viceroy’s House attempts

Sher Shah Suri’s reign as Emperor of the Sur Empire marked something of a watershed in Indian history. While he was clearly a successful military leader, he was probably better known for his many administrative reforms. One of his first acts, to mark his reign, was to introduce a new form of coinage. His silver coin was to be the first Indian rupee