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Siege of Delhi (1857)
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The siege of Delhi was a decisive conflict of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but was essenti
Battle damage to the Kashmiri Gate in Delhi, 1857
Battle damage to the Kashmiri Gate in Delhi, 1857
The Flagstaff Tower, Delhi, where the British survivors of the rebellion gathered on 11 May 1857
The Flagstaff Tower, Delhi, where the British survivors of the rebellion gathered on 11 May 1857
View of Delhi, from the Palace Gate, 1858
View of Delhi, from the Palace Gate, 1858
Hindu Rao's house in Delhi, now a hospital, was extensively damaged in the fighting.
Hindu Rao's house in Delhi, now a hospital, was extensively damaged in the fighting.
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
Siege of Delhi (1857)
…vast area from Assam to the borders of Delhi). Seeking a symbol around which to rally, the first sepoys to rebel sought to reinstate the power of the Mughal Empire, which had ruled much of the Indian subcontinent in the previous centuries. Lacking overall direction, many who subsequently rebelled also flocked to…
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