Akbar had expanded the empire to cover most of modern-day India. Many historians consider his rule to be the ‘Golden Age’ of the Mughal Empire. Akbar faced several problems when he became ...

Mughal rule began with Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, who invaded northern India from his post in Kabul, and overthrew Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi sultans. At its height, the Mughal Empire ...

it was an inglorious end for a man whose Mughal ancestors had for 300 years ruled a vast territory including modern-day India, Pakistan, large parts of Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Though his rule ...

His son Humayan was driven from India in 1540 and took refuge in the court of Shah Tahmasp in Iran. Mughal rule was reestablished, and under Akbar expanded across the north. Akbar moved against Rajput ...

"The Mughal rule was one of the bloodiest periods in Indian ... he asks, referring to Hindu dynasties that ruled southern India. Others, however, say this is an oversimplified and reductive ...

The idea of the advent of ‘modernism’ in India is typically associated with the advent of the West. While it’s rightly deemed as the age of Democracy, rule of Law, Science and Reason ...

Archaeological Survey of India ... rule, the East Indian Railway used it as a goods depot. The structure's red sandstone base, arched lower floors, and minarets reflected a mix of Mughal and ...

For Mughal aficionados, Gulbadan Begum has a special appeal. While women of power and of literary merit were hardly rare in the Mughal heyday, Gulbadan Begum stands out. Babur's daughter, Humayun ...

A fascinating discovery of Mughal-era coins has recently been made in Chaubara, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India. A group of ...