An exhibition showcases the sophisticated cultural language developed in the Indian subcontinent from around 1560 to 1660 across the reign of three emperors.
From the early 16th century to the 19th century, the Mughal Empire ruled large areas of the Indian subcontinent, which highly ...
it became a reflection of the grandeur of the Mughal Empire, with the era’s designs continuing to inspire modern-day fashion. The opulent outfits showcased the Mughal emperors' deep admiration ...
Married into the royal family that ruled India for three centuries, Sultana Begum lives in penury in a cramped two-room hut in a slum on the outskirts of Kolkat ...
He was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire and is often described as the "last effective Mughal ruler." A devout Muslim, Aurangzeb was an expansionist who imposed tough Sharia laws and brought ...
In addition to donning the fabrics of annexed regions, the Mughal emperors were also stitching together the vast peripheries of their empire with the intimate center of the imperial household.
The crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, and two throne chairs are part of the Royal Collection in London.
According to the reports, she uses public street taps for washing and shares a kitchen with neighbors ... By then, the once-mighty Mughal Empire was just a shadow of its former self, with real ...
She uses public street taps for washing and shares a kitchen ... The Last Mughal Emperor: A Quick Flashback Bahadur Shah Zafar, Sultana’s great-grandfather-in-law, became the emperor in 1837. By then, ...
The crown, along with two ornate throne chairs, was acquired by Major Robert Tytler following the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the subsequent fall of the Mughal Empire. This key moment in Indian ...
How did it get such a romantic name? Chandni (Moonlight) was in fact the name of a royal Mughal barge, and the ghat it was kept moored at came to be known as Chandni-ghat, hence the locality's name.