The historian V. A. Smith called Akbar’s Gujarat campaign of 1573 a “historic rapid campaign.” Akbar personally led a small, fast force to quickly suppress a rebellion that had erupted shortly after his initial conquest of the region. He covered ...
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Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire and his wife Dildar Begum. She was the half-sister of Emperor Humayun and the aunt of Emperor Akbar. She is historically famous for writing the ‘Humayunama’, a ...
Ustad Mansur was the greatest painter of birds and animals in the court of Emperor Jahangir. Jahangir, a keen naturalist, provided great patronage to Mansur, who excelled in realistic depictions. Mansur was awarded the title Nadir-ul-Asr (Wonder of the Age) ...