THE MUGHAL EMPIRE ('In Brief' Books for Busy People Book 7)

Prince Salim, the future Emperor Jahangir, also consumed too much wine and was addicted to opium. He also enjoyed poetry, literature and painting and was probably the greatest of the Mughal Emperors as a patron of the arts. He was known to spend too much time in the company of women and his name has been linked in an illicit affair to Anarkali, who

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.

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

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

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

Aurangzeb reneged on his promise and secretly had Murad arrested. After three years in prison the Prince was accused of murder and sentenced to death. He died at the age of 37, on the 14th December 1661.

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

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

TIMELINE 1206-1227 Reign of Genghis Khan 1370-1405 Reign of Timur 1526 First Battle of Panipat 1526-1530 Reign of Babur, first Mughal Emperor 1530-1540 Reign of Humayun, second Mughal Emperor 1540-1555 Reign of Sher Shah Suri 1555-1556 Reign of Humayun 1556-1605 Reign of Akbar, third Mughal Emperor 1605-1627 Reign of Jahangir, fourth Mughal Emperor