Rooted in the Mughal era, Farshi Pyjamas were popularized by royal women in the Islamic courts of Oudh during the 14th century. The outfit was inspired by the flowing gowns worn by British ...

The crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, and two throne chairs are part of the Royal Collection in London. These items were acquired after the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and symbolize ...

The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful monuments ever built by Mughal emperors and is listed among the Seven Wonders of the World. Numerous books and movies have been written and made about ...

There is the Salimgarh Fort located by the Yamuna River near the Red Fort in Delhi, where Aurangzeb imprisoned his daughter ...

Aurangzeb, who died in 1707 in Ahmednagar, was buried in Khuldabad as per his wishes, near the dargah of his spiritual guide, ...

(Relevance: The Mughal Empire forms an important portion of the UPSC syllabus. Questions have been asked about important battles and the contribution of rulers. In 2003, a question was asked on the ...

The monument was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in remembrance of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. But do you know there is another 'Taj Mahal', built three decades later ...