One group of historians offers a sanitised version of the Mughal Empire. Another gravitates towards vile condemnation. The ...

Ancient Greek astronomers and early Islamic scientists used astrolabes as mechanical computers to calculate time, determine ...

The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. In the early 16th century, a warrior prince named Babur marched east from central ...

The Mughal Empire, which ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century, is renowned for its rich cultural legacy and architectural marvels. However, beyond the grandeur of ...

The Mughal Empire that ruled India for hundreds of years continues to shape the face of Delhi. Here in the sprawling capital, travellers can trace its legacy in restored monuments, archaeological ...

The 49 coins that were found are believed to have their roots in the Mughal Empire, which ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from 1526 to 1857. The findings immediately captivated the attention of ...

History proved beyond doubt that every Empire that evolved and flourished across centuries created its own grave-diggers. As is the case, the historians of all hues since the 18 Century have debated ...

The borderlands between Iran and Afghanistan have always been dangerous and marginal territory. Even today it is wild, remote country, haunted only by soaring hawks, packs of winter-wolves and opium ...

Qutub Minar (Qutb Minar) in Delhi is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and the world's largest minaret at nearly 236 feet high. The first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Qutb-ud-Din Aybak, ...