The Red Fort (Lal Qila) of Delhi was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Construction began in 1639 when Shah Jahan decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new city, Shahjahanabad (old Delhi). This massive fortress served ...
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The ‘Zabti system’ of land revenue assessment was originally the creation of Sher Shah Suri. It was later refined and fully implemented by Akbar through his finance minister, Raja Todar Mal and became known as the Todar Mal’s Bandobast. The ...
The Mughals adopted the celebration of the festival Nowruz/Navroz from the Parsis (and the wider Persian cultural tradition). Nowruz, meaning “New Day,” is the Persian New Year. The Mughals, with their Persian cultural heritage, celebrated it with great pomp and ...