The historian who was an eyewitness to the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was Kashiraj Pandit. He was a high official in the service of Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Awadh) and provided one of the most comprehensive and critical firsthand accounts ...
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Ranoji Scindia founded the Gwalior state around 1726 under Peshwa Bajirao I. Originally serving as one of the Peshwa’s trusted commanders, he was granted territories in Malwa, where he established the Scindia rule. His leadership laid the foundation of the ...
Shivaji and his son Sambhaji were imprisoned in Agra in 1666 AD. Following the Treaty of Purandar, Shivaji went to the Mughal court. When he was slighted by Aurangzeb and confined in the Jaipur Bhavan in Agra, he famously orchestrated ...
The Sultan of Bijapur sent the massive general Afzal Khan in 1659 with the explicit mission to capture Shivaji, dead or alive. Khan’s vast army and reputation were intended to crush the rebellion. However, Shivaji famously preempted Khan at a ...
Jahangir sent the master painter Bishan Das to Persia (Iran) to paint the portraits of Shah Abbas I and his principal nobles. Jahangir was a demanding connoisseur of portraiture and valued Bishan Das for his exceptional skill in capturing realistic ...