surviving member‚ and that was bahadur shah zafar who was imprisoned or exiled. Bahadur Shah was expatriated in Rangoon‚ Burma‚ 1858‚ with his wife Zeenat Mahal and other members of the family. Personal Life and Legacy He had four wives‚ Begum Ashraf Mahal‚ Begum Akhtar Mahal‚ Begum Zeenat Mahal‚ and Begum Taj Mahal. Of all his wives‚ Zeenat Mahal was the closest to him. He had several sons and daughters from his wives and mistresses. The date when he died was November 7th‚ 1862 at the age of 87. Therefore
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(alternative spelling Noor Jahan‚ Nur Jehan‚ Nor Jahan‚ etc.) (31 May 1577–17 December 1645)‚ also known as Mehr-un-Nisaa‚ was Empress of the Mughal Empire that covered much of the Indian subcontinent. She was an aunt of Empress Mumtaz Mahal‚ Emperor Shah Jahan’s wife for whom the Taj Mahal was made. Begum Nur Jahan was the twentieth and favourite wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir‚ who was her second husband. The story of the couple’s infatuation for each other and the relationship that abided between them
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AKBAR Akbar (Hindustani: [əkbər]; 14 October 1542 – 27 October 1605)‚ known as Akbar the Great‚ was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and greatest ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Akbar succeeded his father‚ Humayun‚ under a regent‚Bairam Khan‚ who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India. A strong personality and a successful general‚ Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of
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Hinduism Origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryan peoples. (settled in 1500 B.C.) Religion was passed down orally Eventually written down Early Hindus believed in the single force in the universe‚ a form of ultimate reality or god Duty of individual to seek it’s own ultimate reality By doing this you would merge with Brahman after death Reincarnation was believed (soul is born in a different way after death) Bhagvad Gita ”Worn-out garments are shed by the body/Worn-out bodies are shed
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The Indian history and the Gupta Hindu Kingdom changed drastically by arts‚ religions‚ regionalism‚ and the caste system. The Gupta Rule also called the Classical Age refers to the time where much of the Indian subcontinent was reunited under the Gupta Empire. From the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD the Gupta Hindu Kingdom region of classical India started as a highly political‚ regionalized caste system to a religious Hindu based culture‚ and a more science thinking culture. Classical India
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Naubat Khana (Welcome Room)‚ where once drums loudly heralded the arrival of the emperor and the Diwan-e-Am (Hall of Public Audience) resounded with the incantations of the people. Amazing‚ isn’t it? There’s more to see - Mumtaz Mahal‚ Rang Mahal (Palace of Colours)‚ Khas Mahal (Emperor’s Palace)‚ Diwan-e Khas (Hall of Private Audience)‚ the Hammam (bathing area) and Shah Burj. The fort has two main entrances - Delhi Gate and Lahore Gate. The latter get its name from the fact that it faces Lahore
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The foundation for the empire was established around the early 1500s by the Timurid prince Babur‚ when he took control of the Doab and eastern regions of Khorasan‚ which controlled the fertile Sindh region and the lower valley of the Indus River.[10] In 1526‚ Babur defeated the last of the Delhi Sultans‚ Ibrahim Shah Lodi‚ at the First Battle of Panipat. To secure his newly founded kingdom‚ Babur then had to face the formidable Rajput confederacy led by Rana Sanga of Chittor‚ at the Battle of Khanwa
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spread out in all over the country. Wordsworth was inspired by his sister Dorothy‚ and he wrote his famous poem ‘Daffoldis’ while walking along with Dorothy near a lake in England. One of the seventh wonder of the world "Taj Mahal" was inspired by Shahjahan’s love for Mumtaz Begum. Begum Bilquis Edhi has association with the Edhi Foundation. Her contribution is
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History of India (c.1550-1750s) Project: Harem Politics in Mughal India Abstract The Harem Politics in Mughal India has shaped the paradigm of the politics of this period in more ways than can be imagined. This paper seeks to deconstruct some of the myths and realities about an oft overseen aspect of the Mughal period and look at how the lives and contributions of some exceptional women shaped what we call the Mughal state. Introduction This paper can find its inception in Indu Sudareasn’s
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The Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1857. It consolidated the Islam culture in South Asia and in result it spread the arts of the Muslim culture and its faith. The Mughal ruling class included the Muslims despite most of the subjects in the empire being Hindu. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was the founder of the empire. Under his rule the dynasty remained unstable‚ and was eventually exiled
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