Explore the life of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. Learn about the Battle of Panipat, the Baburnama, and his ...

From the sprawling, storied Mughal Empire there is a single surviving work of prose written by a woman: the memoir of the brave and brilliant Princess Gulbadan. A participant in the innermost circles ...

The Mughal Empire was an extensive and influential empire that had tremendous effects on the social, cultural, and political ...

Akbar’s navratnas were nine extraordinary minds who shaped one of India’s most intellectually vibrant courts. From poets and historians to generals and musicians, they reflected the emperor’s belief ...

Nur Jahan, wife of Emperor Jahangir, was perhaps the most politically powerful woman in Mughal history. Intelligent and administratively skilled, she governed the empire well while Jahangir's health ...

The three-century-long Mughal Empire was not only a dynasty that ruled over enormous territories; it was an intellectual and cultural force that greatly influenced the Indian subcontinent. These ...

In 1739, Persian ruler Nadir Shah invaded Delhi, defeated the Mughal army, and carried out a brutal sack of the city. Among ...

Acknowledgements -- A note on spelling and transliteration -- List of figures. Introduction. Part 1 Approaching the sources : Texts in context: relating primary to secondary sources -- The trouble ...

That dynasty is celebrated in this treasure trove of an exhibition, featuring illustrated manuscripts from the three-plus centuries– 1526-1858 – of the Mughal emperors’ reign. Here are leaves from ...