A modern day map of India showing where Lahore and Delhi are located After Babur died, his son Humayun became emperor. At this time, the Mughal Empire was still growing and needed a strong ...

William Baffin’s map of the Mughal Empire. London: Thomas Sterne, 1619. Earlier, in 1614, the East India Company had requested sea captain Nicholas Downton, about to set sail for India ...

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 ...

Nur Jahan was the only female ruler in the Mughal dynasty ... her dynamic world, political acumen and powerful ambitions. She was a fascinating woman who came to rule an empire against ...

The Mughal Empire’s linguistic landscape underwent a profound transformation under Emperor Akbar’s reign. The early Mughals, with their roots in Central Asia, primarily communicated in ...

It's also an eternal testament to the artistic and scientific accomplishments of a wealthy empire. Shah Jahan, “the King of the World,” took control of the Mughal Empire throne in 1628 very ...

At the age of 53, Gulbadan Begum - daughter of Babur, founder of the Mughal empire - and 11 women from the royal household - left the confines of a harem in Fatehpur Sikri to set off on a journey ...