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

Despite the fact that Shah Jahan made a complete recovery, Aurangzeb declared him incompetent to rule and had him confined to Agra Fort. Jahanara remained with her father during the last sad years of his life. He was confined for eight years and died at the age of 74 years. Although father and son communicated throughout this period, Aurangzeb neve

Jahangir was also determined to punish Guru Arjan, who was the fifth of the ten Sikh Gurus. He believed that the Guru had supported Khusrau in his rebellion and so had him taken to Lahore fort where he died. The exact cause of his death is unclear. Some believe that he was tortured to death for refusing to convert to Islam. Another theory is that h

Humayun also gained from his period in Persia where he was introduced to Persian cultural and military life that not only enabled him to retake Delhi but also contribute to the cultural life of India. His agreement to accept Shi’a Islam as opposed to the Sunni tradition was most likely purely pragmatic in order to secure the help offered by Shah Ta

She accompanied the Emperor on most of his campaigns despite fourteen pregnancies over a period of nineteen years.

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.

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

Another feature of Shah Jahan’s reign was the famous Peacock Throne, which was inaugurated in 1635 after seven years’ work. Court chroniclers Lahori and Inyat Khan, as well as the French Jeweller Tavernier give slightly differing descriptions of the throne. All agreed, however, on the extravagant use of gold, rubies, pearls and diamonds. Some said

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.