Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana, a Mughal noble and poet, made the most significant contribution to Hindi literature. He was a polyglot who wrote many popular dohas (couplets) and other poems primarily in Braj Bhasha and Awadhi, earning him a permanent and ...
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The statement that Sher Shah built a beautiful fort in Sasaram is false. He built a majestic tomb (mausoleum) for himself in Sasaram. He did construct a new city, Shergarh and the Purana Qila (Old Fort) in Delhi, but the ...
This statement is attributed to Emperor Jahangir. It reflects his growing political detachment and his immense, almost overwhelming, devotion to his wife, Nur Jahan. This candid quote acknowledges the significant de facto political power and administrative control that Nur Jahan ...
Babur earned the title ‘Qalandar’ (meaning ‘vagabond’ or ‘generous’) after his decisive victory in the First Battle of Panipat (1526). Upon capturing the treasuries of Delhi and Agra, he exhibited extreme generosity, opening the wealth to his soldiers, nobles and ...
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 ...