The Mughal emperor Akbar in 1587 won Kashmir and then it remained with Mughals till 1752, when Afghans won it. |
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Since the decline of the Gupta dynasty to the age of the Mughals, there was no central political authority through most of India. |
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Dhaka, founded by the Mughals in 1608, is the sprawling capital city and is fast turning into a megalopolis of over nine million people. |
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Yes, I am a successor of the great Mughals, but that does not make any difference to me. |
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Then followed the long rule of the Sultanate, the Mughals and then their decline. |
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So, in India you first had the Rajas, then the Mughals came and finally the British. |
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Most supported the British and Mughals merely to keep themselves enthroned. |
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The Mughals had vanquished the Hindu rulers who had flourished since the time of the Yadavas. |
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The fabulous wealth of the Mughals is particularly demonstrated through the gemstones and jewellery that they collected. |
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There were many contenders for the place vacated by the Mughals, but it was the British who ultimately emerged successful. |
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Moreover in the early 17th century the power of the great Mughals was dwindling with its aging Monarch Aurangzeb. |
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Studies of Mughals and missionaries, of explorers and proconsuls, have reshaped metropolitan studies, including the character of imperial expansion itself. |
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The Moors took the Persian garden to Spain, the Mughals took it to India. |
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The same happened in Iran under the Safavids, in India under the Mughals, in the Middle East, Central Asia, Balkans and Eastern Europe under the Ottomans. |
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However, Mughal supremacy in India was not established till the reign of Akbar and before that there were times when the Mughals were in danger of extinction. |
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The Mughals were Muslims who ruled a country with a large Hindu majority. |
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Perhaps the greatest of the Mughals was Akbar, who reigned from 1556 to 1605 and was able, through tolerance and generosity, to win over his Hindu subjects. |
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We have been ruled by the Mughals, the Sikhs and the Dogras. |
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Erstwhile capital of Mughals, Agra is located on the right bank of River Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh. |
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The Mughals made a major contribution to the Indian subcontinent with development of their unique architecture. |
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During the next 200 years Afghanistan was parceled between the Mughals of India and the Ṣafavids of Persia the former holding Kabul north to the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush and the latter, Herāt and Farāh. |
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Charles Hardinge, viceroy of India, had argued in favour of Delhi as it would please both Hindus – for its traditional association with Indraprastha, and Muslims – for its connection to the Mughals. |
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Among the great Mughals, Akbar attempted in 1581 to promulgate a new religion, Dīn-e Ilāhī, which was to be based on reason and ethical teachings common to all religions and which was to be free from priestcraft. |
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This is partly a legacy of their usefulness to two former invaders of South Asia, the Mughals and British, both of whom patronised the shrine-keepers. |
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Though Mahmud of Ghazni, who raided from his base in Afghanistan, is portrayed as the butcher he was, Mr Keay sees less viciousness than many Hindus would in Aurangzeb, the least tolerant of the great Mughals. |
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White Mughals was published in 2003, the book won the Wolfson Prize for History, the Scottish Book of the Year Prize, and was shortlisted for the PEN History Award, the Kiryama Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. |
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This victory estranged the British and the Mughals, since Siraj Ud Daulah was a Mughal feudatory ally. |
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In 1534, Gujarat faced attack from the Mughals and the Rajput states of Chitor and Mandu. |
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The Mughals suffered several blows due to invasions from Marathas and Afghans. |
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The Marathas continued their military campaigns against Mughals, Nizam, Nawab of Bengal and Durrani Empire to further extend their boundaries. |
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It succeeded in raising revenue in districts that recovered from years of raids, up to levels previously enjoyed by the Mughals. |
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The Mughals were responsible for building an extensive road system, creating a uniform currency, and the unification of the country. |
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The Mughals maintained a small fleet for carrying pilgrims to Mecca, and imported Arabian horses in Surat. |
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The Mughals also maintained various river fleets of Dhows, which transported soldiers over rivers and fought rebels. |
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The Mughals introduced agrarian reforms, including the modern Bengali calendar. |
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The region was renowned for shipbuilding in the medieval period, when its shipyards catered to major powers in Eurasia, including the Mughals and Ottomans. |
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The Mughals were perhaps the richest single dynasty to have ever existed. |
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The two failed sieges of 1538 and 1546 put an end to Ottoman ambitions, confirming the Portuguese hegemony in the region, as well as gaining superiority over the Mughals. |
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Although the land the Mughals once ruled has separated into what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, their influence can still be seen widely today. |
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William Dalrymple, author of White Mughals, suggests that feelings were mutual, but social circumstances made the marriage impossible, as Carlyle was then poor. |
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It was introduced into India by the Mughals and widely used since then. |
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Soon after the invasion of Sirhind, while resting in his chamber after the Rehras prayer Guru Gobind Singh was stabbed by a Pathan assassin hired by Mughals. |
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