From Emperor Akbar to Jahangir, even the footwear worn by their courtiers was specially designed. Different shoes were worn ...

The Mughals enjoyed a special variety of mangoes called Malda from West Bengal, which were sent to the royal courts of Agra and Delhi. Mangoes were loved by Mughal emperors like Akbar, Aurangzeb, and ...

The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence is supported by the Huo Family Foundation, The Al Thani Collection Foundation and the Blavatnik Family Foundation ...

In recent weeks, politicians in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have been picking bones with a long-dead Mughal ...

India, a land steeped in thousands of years of history, is home to some of the most fascinating and awe-inspiring historical ...

The long-simmering conflict in Kashmir, India, blew up on Tuesday, when Islamic Kashmir separatists killed 26 tourists and injured over a dozen others. The attack was the deadliest terrorist attack in ...

The most famous Islamic buildings in India emerged during the Mughal period ... that is exemplified in the glorious production of Akbar- the city of Fatehpur Sikri, considered by many to be ...

Before Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great, there was Cyrus the Great. The king of the Persian Empire inspired several leaders for centuries to come, including Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. But ...

In the film, the Anglo Indian actress Renee Smith played the semi-historical figure of Anarkali, a courtesan who fell in love with Prince Salim and was walled alive by Emperor Akbar for it. The more ...

The division of the Indian subcontinent stems back to the Islamic expansion into the area beginning in the 12th century, particularly during the conquests of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great in ...