The correct chronological order of Humayun’s major battles is: Daura (1532), where he defeated Mahmud Lodi; Chausa (1539), where he was defeated by Sher Shah; Kannauj/Bilgram (1540), which resulted in his exile; and finally, Sirhind (1555), which secured his restoration ...
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The term ‘Zawabit’ in the Mughal administration referred to State Laws or secular regulations. These were royal decrees or regulations (Qanun-i-Shahi) issued by the Mughal emperors that supplemented the religious law (Sharia) where necessary. Zawabit covered administrative, revenue and economic ...
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 ...