Bahadur Shah II, also known as Bahadur Shah Zafar, was the last Mughal emperor. He ruled nominally until 1857, when the British ended Mughal authority after the Revolt of 1857. He was exiled to Rangoon, marking the formal end of ...
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The Sayyid Brothers dominated Mughal politics after Aurangzeb. Muhammad Shah overthrew them with support from nobles who opposed their growing power. In 1720, Husain Ali Khan was assassinated and Abdullah Khan was defeated. This ended their control and restored limited ...
During Akbar’s reign, the Mahabharata was translated into Persian and titled Razmnama, meaning “Book of Wars.” Akbar encouraged this translation to promote cultural understanding between Hindus and Muslims. Scholars, including Faizi and other pandits, worked together on this project. The ...
Humayunnama was written by Gulbadan Begum, the daughter of Babur and sister of Humayun. It is a rare female-written historical work of the Mughal period. The book provides personal, detailed and eyewitness accounts of Humayun’s life, struggles and relationships within ...
Sher Shah Suri’s greatest achievement was his administrative reforms. He improved land revenue collection, built the Grand Trunk Road, established sarais, introduced an efficient postal system, reorganized the army and standardized currency. These reforms strengthened governance and influenced Mughal and ...