This is the story of India’s transformation—from the grandeur of the Mughal Peacock Throne to the rigid dominion of the British Crown. It is a tale of how history’s currents swept away an ...

Aurangzeb is remembered as the last great Mughal emperor, ruling Mughal India for nearly 50 years ... who had tried to claim the throne, before crowning himself emperor at the fort in Agra ...

The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. In the early 16th century, a warrior prince named Babur marched east from central ...

The Mughal Empire was not just about conquering ... Though not a typical jewel, the Peacock Throne was a masterpiece in itself. Commissioned by Shah Jahan, it was made of gold and decorated ...