What if the very palaces we marvel at today were built on the ruins of forgotten temples and fractured identities? And what ...

Founded by Babur in 1526, the empire at its height covered an area that stretched from modern-day Afghanistan in central Asia ...

The history of India is rich with the architectural grandeur of temples, many of which were symbols of devotion, culture, and ...

Emperor Shah Jahan relocated the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi, marking a significant shift in the empire's centre of power and leaving a lasting architectural legacy. Shah Jahan envisioned a ...

In doing so, he paid homage to a vision that politicians and preachers have extolled for more than two centuries—that America historically has been a place of religious tolerance. It was a ...

The recent controversy surrounding the 17th-century Mughal ruler Aurangzeb is a vivid example of how intensely history can be contested, both in the popular domain and among professional historians, ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday criticised those who praise historical figures like Babur, Timur, Aurangzeb, and ...

With the advent of Islam, the erstwhile Indian architecture was slightly adapted to allow the traditions of the new religion ... in India emerged during the Mughal period. Mughal architecture ...

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During such a period, this document indicates that pilgrims coming to bathe at the confluence in Prayagraj were granted religious freedom and facilities. The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II issued ...

or universal tolerance, which sought to unify the diverse empire under a single cultural umbrella, down to the shoes on his courtiers’ feet. The legacy today Though the Mughal Empire has long ...

The sixth emperor of the famed Mughal dynasty, he is considered by many detractors to be a tyrant who brutalized women, razed Hindu temples, forced religious conversions and waged wars against ...