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Mughal Empire
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The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Ka
The empire at its greatest extent c. 1700, under Aurangzeb
The empire at its greatest extent c. 1700, under Aurangzeb
Akbar holds a religious assembly of different faiths in the Ibadat Khana in Fatehpur Sikri.
Akbar holds a religious assembly of different faiths in the Ibadat Khana in Fatehpur Sikri.
Group portrait of Mughal rulers, from Babur to Aurangzeb, with the Mughal ancestor Timur seated in the middle. On the left: Shah Jahan, Akbar and Babu
Group portrait of Mughal rulers, from Babur to Aurangzeb, with the Mughal ancestor Timur seated in the middle. On the left: Shah Jahan, Akbar and Babur, with Abu Sa'id of Samarkand and Timur's son, Miran Shah. On the right: Aurangzeb, Jahangir and Humayun, and two of Timur's other offspring Umar Shaykh and Muhammad Sultan. Created c. 1707–12.
Portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar
Portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bahadur Shah Zafar
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Bahadur Shah II, also known by his poetic title Bahadur Shah Zafar, was the twentieth and last Mughal emperor and an Urdu poet. He was a titular emperor with his authority limited to the Walled City o
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…Bilād-i-Hind), "Sultanate of Al-Hind" (Salṭanat(i) al-Hindīyyah) as observed in the epitaph of Emperor Aurangzeb or endonymous identification from emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar as "Land of Hind" (Hindostān) in Hindustani. Contemporary Chinese chronicles referred to the empire as Hindustan (Héndūsītǎn). The Mughal designation…
Portrait of Bahadur Shah II, c. 1850
Portrait of Bahadur Shah II, c. 1850
Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah Memorial, Yangon
Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah Memorial, Yangon
Sons of Bahadur Shah Zafar. On the left is Jawan Bakht, and on the right is Mirza Shah Abbas.
Sons of Bahadur Shah Zafar. On the left is Jawan Bakht, and on the right is Mirza Shah Abbas.
The graves of Akhtar Mahal, Ashraf Mahal, and Taj Mahal Begum, Chausath Khamba
The graves of Akhtar Mahal, Ashraf Mahal, and Taj Mahal Begum, Chausath Khamba