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Battle of Khajwa : The final battle of succession between Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja

  • Post Author By Team HT
  • Post Date August 28, 2023
Army of Shah Shuja did not manage to stand in front of Aurangzeb's massive army although technologically they were more …Read more  »
Battle of Khajwa : The final battle of succession between Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja
Estimated read time 3 min read

Mosque of Shaikh ‘Abdu-n Nabi, A forgotten mosque from Akbar’s reign,

  • Post Author By Muhib Khan
  • Post Date August 1, 2023
Estimated read time 3 min read

Sati al-Nisa – The female medical practitioner in Shah Jahan’s court

  • Post Author By Dr. Zareen Fatima
  • Post Date June 3, 2023
Female practitioners of the medical arts were active in the ancient world and one of the earliest known female physicians …Read more  »
Sati al-Nisa - The female medical practitioner in Shah Jahan’s court
Estimated read time 2 min read

Sultan Yusuf Shah Chak, Grave of an exiled Kashmiri king lies in ruins in Bihar

  • Post Author By Md Umar Ashraf
  • Post Date March 12, 2023
Yusuf Chak of the Chak Dynasty was the last independent ruler of Kashmir before it was taken over by Emperor …Read more  »
Sultan Yusuf Shah Chak, Grave of an exiled Kashmiri king lies in ruins in Bihar
Estimated read time 1 min read

The Grandson of Maharana Pratap who sacrificed his life for Shah Jahan 

  • Post Author By Neelesh Chatterjee
  • Post Date September 22, 2021
Raja Bhim Singh, a grandson of Maharana Pratap Singh, was amongst the most valuable princely allies of Shah Jahan.
Picture taken from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Boston
Estimated read time 4 min read

A Historic Alliance : The Mughal – Rajput Marriages !

  • Post Author By Khalid Bin Umar
  • Post Date June 22, 2021
When the alliance with the Rajput had attained a measure of stability, matrimonial alliances between the Mughals and the Leading …Read more  »
The Mughal – Rajput Marriages
Estimated read time 7 min read

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
Estimated read time 6 min read

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
Estimated read time 5 min read

Shahjahanabad: Ramparts and Gateways

  • Post Author By Sufia Fatima
  • Post Date May 19, 2018
Shahjahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi in 1638 and laid the foundation of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of …Read more  »
The City of Delhi Before the Siege, 1858
Estimated read time 2 min read

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