Thrones advertised symbolic power and ended up as a fixed deposit of sorts for weaker sultans. Collecting thrones was also ...

For an arid region that once produced nothing but millets, the Malaprabha river’s rocky valley ultimately made amends by ...

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a legendary warrior, dedicated his life to the nation. He was the founder of the Maratha Empire ...

In the centuries after, the Sufi complex at Ellora mushroomed, receiving patronage from all the regional Deccan Sultanates. These regional Sultanates, it should be emphasised, were very different from ...

At first, his conquest seemed unstoppable. In 1686, Bijapur fell after a brutal 15-month siege. A year later, Golconda succumbed to treachery. The Deccan sultanates were gone, their wealth absorbed ...

The battle of Talikota was fought between Sultanates of Deccan and Vijaynagar kingdom on 26 January 1565 AD. The Vijaynagar kingdom suffered a defeat in the battle fought near the villages of ...

historians claim that the monuments of the Deccan Sultanate did not receive the endorsement they deserved from the Centre, despite consistent efforts from the state government over the years.

The Vijaynagar Empire, based in the Deccan region of southern India is one of the strongest and influential dynasties in the history of medieval India. The dynasty ruled from 1336 AD to around 1660 AD ...

The Deccan Sultanates had long-held familial ties to Persian and Turkish states and were populated by both local Hindu and Muslim elites, along with emigres from Central Asia and Eastern Africa.

He was brought to India through the slave trade and sold to a merchant in the Deccan region. Ambar gained his freedom and rose through the ranks, becoming a prominent military leader and administrator ...

The Mughal empire and Deccan sultanates of India boasted many beautiful jewels. An exquisite array of these jewels and luxury objects, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, make up the al-Sabah ...