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 ...
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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 ...
The reign of Shah Jahan (1628–1658) is called the ‘Age of Marble’. This is due to his preference for white marble over the red sandstone of his predecessors and the vast scale of his architectural patronage, which produced masterpieces like ...
The Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah in Agra is the first Mughal building constructed entirely of white marble and the first to extensively use the Pietra Dura technique for surface decoration. Built by Nur Jahan for her father (Itmad-ud-Daulah, who was Mirza ...
Shivaji transferred forts to the Mughals by the Treaty of Purandar in 1665 AD. Forced to sign by the Mughal General Raja Jai Singh I, the treaty compelled Shivaji to surrender 23 of his 35 forts and accept service under ...