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𝗧𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗾𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗽𝘂𝗿

  • Post Author By Muhib Khan
  • Post Date February 3, 2021
Rise and Fall of the Sharqi Sultans: From an Independent Kingdom to Mughal Rule in Jaunpur, a centre of culture …Read more  »
Jaunpur - tombs of Sharqi administrators

Tipu Sultan’s swords and ring in two Museums in London:

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date January 27, 2021
The recent renovation of permanent ‘South Asia Gallery’ at the British Museum has provided a space for the legendary Indian …Read more  »
Tipu Sultan's swords

Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date September 15, 2020
Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College

Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date August 24, 2020
Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.

The First Prime Minister of Bihar. His grave lies at Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, England.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date July 29, 2020
Grave of The First Prime Minister of Bihar lies at Woking, England.
Grave of The First Prime Minister of Bihar lies at Woking, England.

Ottoman Medical Institutions – 1500-1700 :

  • Post Author By Dr. Zareen Fatima
  • Post Date July 17, 2020
Hospitals were the outcome of the merging of several medical traditions together. For instance, the architecture of Ottoman hospitals that …Read more  »
Ottoman Medical Institutions

Jhagadua Masjid, Darbhanga – झगडुवा मस्जिद, दरभंगा

  • Post Author By Khalid Bin Umar
  • Post Date July 13, 2020
I am surprised at the name as there did not arise any dispute (Jhagda) as such. The munificence of Maharaja …Read more  »
Jhagadua Masjid, Darbhanga - झगडुवा मस्जिद, दरभंगा

Why do we really hear a cannon at the time of iftar?

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date May 23, 2020
In Beirut, capital of Lebanon, the canon firing was practised since time immemorial. But the use of canon had stopped …Read more  »

Portrait of Rulers of The Indian Princely States by Raja Deen Dayal

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date May 6, 2020
In 1894, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the sixth ruler of a powerful Islamic dynasty in central India, conferred upon the …Read more  »
Portrait of Rulers of The Indian Princely States by Raja Deen Dayal

Ottoman Hospital – First hospital in ancient city of Mecca/ Photo Album

  • Post Author By Dr. Zareen Fatima
  • Post Date April 20, 2020
Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the two holiest cities for Muslims where millions of …Read more  »

History of ROHTASGARH FORT – BIHAR

  • Post Author By Sufia Fatima
  • Post Date April 15, 2020
Rohtasgarh Fort is one of the ancient forts of India which was constructed in the city of Rohtas situated on …Read more  »
This is Diwan- E- Aam of Rohtasgarh Fort, Bihar situated on the Kaimur hills. It was a place dedicated to common people where the king used to hear and decide the grievances of his people. / @BiharBytes

How India is connected to England’s first mosque 

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date April 4, 2020

Diwali & Lakshmi Puja : As Described By European Christian Missionaries

  • Post Author By Saquib Salim
  • Post Date October 25, 2019
Following is the description of Diwali & Lakshmi Puja given by John Murdoch in his book 'Hindu and Muhammadan Festival', …Read more  »
Diwali & Lakshmi Puja : As Described By European Christian Missionaries

Babri Mosque Demolition : How The Guardian reported the event in December 1992

  • Post Author By Saquib Salim
  • Post Date October 16, 2019
This is the article first published in The Guardian & later reproduced in the Canberra Times after the Babri Mosque …Read more  »
This is the article first published in The Guardian & later reproduced in the Canberra Times after the Babri Mosque demolition

The Real Story of Second Black Taj Mahal by R. Nath

  • Post Author By Saquib Salim
  • Post Date September 18, 2019
The story of a second Taj is based on mere hearsay and seems to have been given currency by over-zealous …Read more  »
Black Taj Mahal

Lodi Gardens

  • Post Author By Sufia Fatima
  • Post Date September 4, 2019
There exist several monuments of the Sayyid and Lodi periods in the old Lady Willingdon Park, now popularly known as …Read more  »
An image of Lodi Gardens

Purana Qila – Delhi’s 16th Century Fort

  • Post Author By Sufia Fatima
  • Post Date August 22, 2019
Purana Qila originally lay on the bank of the Yamuna. It is believed that Sher Shah left the Purana Qila …Read more  »
An image of the Purana Qila in Delhi

Rooh Afza through the Partition: Divided by Borders, United by Taste

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date May 8, 2019
Rooh Afza started as a medicinal drink and became popular as a summer drink in Delhi. By 1947, Rooh Afza …Read more  »
A bottle of Rooh Afza

History of Sharif Manzil and Khandan-e-Sharifi (1719 – 2019)

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date March 22, 2019
This was the ritual of Khandan -e- Sharifi that the leader of the family will be the same leader who …Read more  »
Sharif Manzil, India's First Unani Family

Zinatun Nissa Begum and Shivaji Maharaj – And story of two mosques.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date November 24, 2018
In return; later when Shahu returned to Maharashtra he commissioned a Mosque in memory of Zinatun Nisa Begum- ‘Begum Masjid’ …Read more  »
Zinatun Nissa Begum and Shivaji Maharaj

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