The Rise and Fall of Bijapur’s Adil Shahi Sultans
the Adil Shahi dynasty (1489–1686) stretched across nearly a century, marked by religious reforms, military conquests, artistic splendor, and, inevitably, decline.
The first and only visit of Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya to the royal court of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
As it turned out, the Qazi who had brazenly threatened Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya passed away suddenly just two weeks after. The Sultan, who was hand in glove with the ulemas in orchestrating the Sheikh’s humiliation, met a violent end only some months later. And the entire coterie of ulemas was dragged off to Daulatabad by the mercurial Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1328. Most of them never returned to Delhi: A few died on the way, many more perished after reaching Daulatabad. The city of Delhi, too, lost its lustre: It turned into a ghost town when Muhammad bin Tughlaq decided to shift his capital, and though efforts were later made to rectify the damage done, the city never quite returned to its former glory.
The Sultan & The Revolution – From Mysore to France
It was an all-out devastating loss for the French in which only two ships out of thirteen managed to escape.
Less than a year after, Arthur Wellesley and his comrades stormed Srirangapatnam, putting an end to Tipu Sultan’s rule as well as his life.
Napoleon, meanwhile, recovered quickly from his defeat and went on to become the Emperor of France.
The Grandson of Maharana Pratap who sacrificed his life for Shah Jahan
Raja Bhim Singh, a grandson of Maharana Pratap Singh, was amongst the most valuable princely allies of Shah Jahan.
