History of India (c.1550-1750s) Project: Harem Politics in Mughal India Abstract The Harem Politics in Mughal India has shaped the paradigm of the politics of this period in more ways than can be imagined. This paper seeks to deconstruct some of the myths and realities about an oft overseen aspect of the Mughal period and look at how the lives and contributions of some exceptional women shaped what we call the Mughal state. Introduction This paper can find its inception in Indu Sudareasn’s
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Akbar. Humayun’s tomb (Urdu: ہمایوں کا مقبرہ Humayun ka Maqbara) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s first wife Bega Begum (Hajji Begum)[1][2][3][4] in 1569-70‚ and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath‚ a Persian architect.[5] It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent‚[6] and is located in Nizamuddin East‚ Delhi‚ India‚ close to the Dina-panah citadel also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort)‚ that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the first structure
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The Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1857. It consolidated the Islam culture in South Asia and in result it spread the arts of the Muslim culture and its faith. The Mughal ruling class included the Muslims despite most of the subjects in the empire being Hindu. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was the founder of the empire. Under his rule the dynasty remained unstable‚ and was eventually exiled
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Tourist & Historical Places | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Qutub Minar About 15 km south of Delhi‚ in Mehrauli‚ this 238 feet and 1 inch high Minar has been referred to as "one of the wonders of world". This soaring tower of victory was built immediately after the defeat of the last Hindu Kingdom in Delhi. Qutb-ud-din Aibak laid its foundation in 1200 A.D. Iltutmish added three more storeys. After damaged by lightning in 1368 A.D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq rebuilt the
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HISTORY OF THE MOGHUL EMPIRE Babur in Kabul: 1504-1525 Babur‚ founder of the Moghul dynasty in India‚ is one of history’s more endearing conquerors. In his youth he is one among many impoverished princes‚ all descended from Timur‚ who fight among themselves for possession of some small part of the great man’s fragmented empire. Babur even captures Samarkand itself on three separate occasions‚ each for only a few months. The first time he achieves this he is only fourteen. What distinguishes
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UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra‚ India. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous sister monument‚ the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled city. It is the most important fort in India. The great Mugals‚ Humayun‚ Akbar‚ Jehangir‚ Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here‚ and the country was governed from here. It contained the largest state treasury and mint. It was visited by foreign ambassadors‚ travelers and dignitaries. it was originally a brick fort‚held
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Akbar: The Great Mughal Akbar ’s Education and Education Akbar short for Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar also known as Akbar “The Great” was born on October 11‚ 1542 to the 2nd Moghul emperor “Humayun” and Hamida Banu Begam. His mother was a Persian Shi’ Muslim and “the daughter of a famous Persian scholar who served his youngest uncle‚ Hindal‚ as a civil servant” (Moujloum Khan‚ 172). His birth came at “an astrologically propitious hour. ‘The unique pear l of the vice regency of God
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battle of Panipat in 1526. Several palaces‚ wells and a mosque were built in the fort during the Lodi period. When Babur (the founder of Mughal dynasty) sent his son Humayun to Agra‚ he captured the fort and seized a vast treasure‚ which included the world famous Koh-i-noor’ diamond as well. Babur built a baoli (step-wall) here. Humayun was coronated here in 1530. Nazam‚ a water-carrier (saqqa). He also introduced the concept of square Persian-styled gardens here. Humnyun was crowned here as an emperor
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Fort Part India Gate :- Sir Edwin Lutyens (1931) New Delhi :- Sir Edwin Lutyens ‚Herbert Baker Rastrapathi Bhavan :- Sir Edwin Lutyens Secretariat (SansadBhavan) :- Sir Herbert Baker Konnaught Place :- Robert torr Russell Purana Quila :- Humayun Humayun Tomb :- Mirak Mirza Ghiyas Jami Masjid :- Shajahan Red Fort :- Shajahan Khooni Darwaza :- Sher Shah Qutab Minar :- Qutab-ub-din-Aibak --- Iltutmish Suarjkund Lake :- Suraj Pal of Tomar dynasty Amrthsar :- Ramdas (Forth Sikh Guru) Akal
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gardens which differ from their Central Asian predecessors with respect to "the highly disciplined geometry". An early textual references about Mughal gardens are found in the memoirs and biographies of the Mughal emperors‚ including those of Babur‚ Humayun and Akbar. Later references are found from "the accounts of India" written by various European travellers (Bernier for example). The first serious historical study of Mughal gardens was written by Constance Villiers-Stuart‚ with the title Gardens
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