Aurangzeb ‘Alamgir left a legacy that Munis D Faruqui now re-examines with the help of rare contemporaneous accounts ...

For nearly three centuries, the Mughal Empire defined power, art, and prosperity in India. At its height, it controlled a quarter of the world’s economy and almost all of South Asia’s trade. Its ...

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Munis D Faruqui's new book on Aurangzeb argues that the fiercest fight isn't over a Mughal emperor, but over who gets to shape India's past and its future ...

Munis D Faruqui’s volume is not concerned with absolving the last powerful Mughal or condemning him but with restoring him to the world in which he operated ...

Aurangzeb, carried on a palanquin in this 1775 painting, was the Mughal emperor whose reign remains among the most debated and controversial in Indian history While Europe was inventing newspapers, ...

A Jain merchant’s autobiography reveals Mughal India as complex, pragmatic and less communal than modern myths suggest.

"At its peak, the Mughal Empire stretched from Kabul in the northwest and covered most of the South Asian subcontinent. Descendants of Timur (Tamerlane), the Mughal emperors ruled over the land from ...

One of the greatest empires in Indian history, the Mughal Empire emerged in the 16th century. With its authority as a major power, it grew widely across the Indian subcontinent. Having a strong ...