The Mughal empire's most famous legacy is the monumental architecture with which it stamped its rule across South Asia. But the fitting centerpiece of an intimate show filled with ravishing miniature ...

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 ...

Mansur and Mughal court workshops, "A zebra presented to the Mughal emperor Jahangir" (1621), opaque watercolor and gold on paper (© Victoria and Albert Museum, London; all images courtesy the ...

Explore the 2,500-year history of Persian military prowess. From the Parthian defeat of Rome to Nadir Shah’s conquest of the ...

Mughal dynasty in India: The Mughal dynasty forms an integral and vital part of India’s medieval and modern history. The once glorious empire collapsed after the arrest and imprisonment of the last ...

THE British Library holds one of the world’s foremost collections of Indian manuscripts and art. This is hardly surprising for a nation that controlled the subcontinent for almost 200 years. Yet these ...

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 ...

Sultana Begum (R), is the last living heir of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor of India. The Mughal Empire has been a controversial topic in the country for ages, with Mughal emperors like ...

Qutub Minar (Qutb Minar) in Delhi is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and the world's largest minaret at nearly 236 feet high. The first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Qutb-ud-Din Aybak, ...