Aurangzeb’s predecessors on the Mughal throne allowed the coexistence of communities — Akbar and Dara Shikoh, the elder ...

Sultana Begum, the great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, lives in a Kolkata slum in stark ...

The Mughal dynasty forms an integral and vital part of India’s medieval and modern history. The once glorious empire ...

The Mughals could never muster the strength to capture Nepal. It is not that the Mughals never thought of it, but the ...

Aurangzeb is remembered as the last great Mughal emperor, ruling Mughal India for nearly 50 years. Aurangzeb’s complicated and contradictory character has meant that his legacy is still debated ...

Married into the royal family that ruled India for three centuries, Sultana Begum lives in penury in a cramped two-room hut ...

The crown, in particular, serves as a tangible connection to the once-great Mughal dynasty and its imperial legacy, while also marking the transition to British colonial rule in India. The relics ...

The exhibition Great Mughals, which is on view until 5 May, has at its heart three absolute monarchs from the house of Tamerlane, whose enlightened patronage of the arts fostered a cultural ...