The Mughal Empire, spanning from 1526 to 1857, left an indelible mark on South Asia's landscape through its architectural ...

In recent years, India has begun to view the Mughals and other Muslim dynasties before them, not as natives but invaders and colonizers. Hindutva’s rise sees even Islam as a foreign religion and the ...

The Indian state known as the “Land of Nawabs” is Lucknow which was the historical capital of the Nawabs of Awadh (Oudh). The ...

The Black Taj Mahal (Persian/Urdu: لحم جات ہایس “Black Taj”, also “the 2nd Taj”) was supposed to be a legendary black marble mausoleum that was planned to be built across the Yamuna River directly ...

The Mughal Empire has been a controversial topic in the country for ages, with Mughal emperors like Aurangzeb being accused of ethnic cleansing of the local Hindu population, forced religious ...

Michael H. Fisher holds the Danforth Chair in History at Oberlin College. He has published many books and articles about the social, cultural, and political interactions between Indians and Europeans, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This essay explores the problem of imposture in the Mughal empire, through the case of Sultan Dawar Bakhsh, or Bulaqi, who ruled briefly in ...

“As is true of autocracies everywhere”, wrote David Remnick last April, “this Administration demands a mystical view of an imagined past.” Although Remnick was referring to Trump’s America, something ...

Chandni Chowk, a iconic marketplace in the heart of Old Delhi is one of the most historic spots in the national capital visited by millions of tourists and locals each year. But did you know that the ...

England’s first foray into India, as Nandini Das details in “Courting India,” was far from successful. By Abhishek Kaicker When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...