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 ...
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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 ...
The ‘Bargigiri’ (guerrilla warfare) system was first and most effectively utilized by Malik Ambar, the Abyssinian Peshwa of the Ahmednagar Sultanate. He employed light Maratha cavalry to repeatedly defeat and frustrate the massive Mughal armies of Akbar and Jahangir. Shivaji ...
The Revolt of Mahabat Khan did not take place during Shah Jahan’s reign. This rebellion occurred in 1626 when Jahangir was still the emperor and Mahabat Khan temporarily took him captive. The other events—suppression of the Portuguese and the revolts ...
Pietra Dura was initiated in Mughal architecture during the reign of Jahangir. Although it reached its peak under Shah Jahan, the technique was first significantly used in the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah (built by Nur Jahan), showcasing a transition from the ...