The city was earlier called Aurangabad, after the Mughal ruler. Aurangzeb is a loathed figure among India’s Hindu nationalists, who accuse him of persecuting Hindus during his rule in the 17th ...

Scientists both in India and abroad began studying the iron pillar in Delhi in 1912 to try to figure out why it hadn’t corroded. It wasn’t until 2003 that experts at the Indian Institute of ...

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 ...

Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in his last will not only left instructions for his sons for his funeral, but he also told them how ...

Nadir Shah, the Persian emperor, invaded India with a small army and left with immense wealth, dealing a crushing blow to the once-mighty Mughal Empire. Nadir Shah’s swift march into India Nadir ...

This key moment in Indian history led to the dismantling of the Mughal dynasty, which had ruled over much of India for centuries. It can still be seen in London today. After the 1857 uprising ...

Although calls to demolish the Mughal emperor’s tomb are growing louder, the Maharashtra government lacks the legal power to proceed ...

Authorities have imposed a curfew in parts of Nagpur, a town in western India after protests over Mughal ruler Aurangzeb’s tomb escalated into violence, officials confirmed on Tuesday.