Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48) holding a falcon, 1764. Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Mughal, probably Lucknow. Opaque watercolor with gold on ...

"The Mughal Empire was one of the great powers of the early modern era, ruling almost all of South Asia, a conquest state, dominated by its military elite. Many historians have viewed the Mughal ...

One of the most famous incidents of temple destruction during the Mughal era was the demolition of the Somnath Temple in Gujarat. The original temple, considered one of the twelve Jyotirlingas (sacred ...

In the records of Indian history, few events stand as boldly as the Battle of Karnal, fought on February 24, 1739. This was ...