The title of ‘Raja’ was conferred upon Shivaji by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. This title was granted in the 1660s by the Emperor’s order, though likely mediated by Raja Jai Singh I. While Shivaji later took the higher title of ...
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Emperor Jahangir was buried in a magnificent mausoleum at Shahdara Bagh in Lahore (present-day Pakistan). He died in 1627 while returning from Kashmir. His tomb, situated on the banks of the Ravi River, was completed under the supervision of his ...
The Jat leader Rajaram was responsible for the infamous desecration of Emperor Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra in 1688. In an act of extreme defiance and revenge against Mughal oppression, Rajaram’s forces looted the tomb, dug up Akbar’s grave and burned ...
Sher Shah (then Farid Khan) was appointed by his father, Hasan Khan Sur, as the manager (mutasaddi) of his jagir located at Sasaram (Sahasram) in Bihar. It was here that Farid gained valuable administrative experience in revenue collection and management, ...
Sher Shah introduced new standardized coinage: the Asharfi was made of Gold, the Rupiya was made of Silver and the Dam was made of Copper. This reform, which standardized the silver rupee to 178 grains, was crucial for the economy ...