Mughul Architecture
Mughals built like Titans and finished like jewelers. Indo-Muslim architecture attained its utmost excellence under the Mughals’ era. A...
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Muhammad Farrukhsiyar
Muhammad Farrukhsiyar was the grandson of Bahadur Shah I, and the son of Azim-ush-Shan. Farrukhsiyar succeeded the throne on June 11, 1713,...
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Jahandar Shah
The death of Bahadur Shah I in 1712 led to a war of succession among his four sons. It was Jahandar Shah who was ultimately successful with...
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Bahadur Shah I
Born in Burhanpur on October 14, 1643, Bahadur Shah I, originally named Muazzam, was the eldest son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. After the...
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Shah Wali Ullah
Shah Wali Ullah Muhaddis Dehlvi was born on February 21, 1703 at Delhi, just when the reign of Aurangzeb was nearing its end. He was named...
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Shah Abdul Latif
Shah Abdul Latif, a great scholar, saint and spiritual poet, was born in Hala Haveli near the Khatiyan village of Hyderabad District, Sindh...
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Aurangzeb Alamgir
Aurangzeb was born on October 21, 1618. He was the third son of the emperor Shah Jehan. Though younger than his two brothers, Dara Shikoh...
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Shah Jehan
Shah Jehan was one of Jehangir’s four sons. Born in 1592 in Lahore, his parents named him Khurram. He was smart, intelligent, and...
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Mumtaz Mehal
Arjumand Bano Begum, entitled Mumtaz Mehal, “the ornament of the palace”, was the daughter of Asif Khan, brother of Nur Jehan,...
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Nur Jehan
Nur Jehan was the daughter of a Persian immigrant, Mirza Ghiyas Baig of Tehran. Before becoming the beloved wife of the Mughal emperor...
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Jehangir
Prince Muhammad Salim was the eldest son of Akbar. He was born in August 1569, after many prayers and blessings of the saints. Therefore,...
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Alamgir II
Aziz-ud-Din, the second son of Jahandar Shah, was raised to the throne by Ghazi-ud-Din after he deposed Ahmad Shah in 1754. On ascending...
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Ahmad Shah
After the death of Muhammad Shah, his son Ahmad Shah ascended the throne on April 29, 1748. At the time of his accession, he was 23 years...
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Mujaddid Alf Sani
The first of the great reformers, Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi al-Farooqi an-Naqshbandi, was born in Sarhind on June 26, 1564. He belonged to a...
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War of Independence
By 1845, the British Empire had expanded from Bengal to Sindh, and all that remained free was Punjab. The Sikhs were ruling over Punjab and...
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Faraizi Movement
The first half of the 19th century witnessed a movement known as Faraizi Movement in East Bengal. The founder of this movement was Haji...
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Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan, the eldest son of Haider Ali, was born on December 10, 1750 at Devanhalli. Right from his early years he was trained in the...
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Haji Shariatullah
Haji Shariatullah was born in Banderlakola, Faridpur district, in 1781. He was the son of an ordinary farmer. After getting his early...
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Akbar II
Shah Alam died in 1806 and was succeeded by his son, Akbar. He was king only in name and was the head of the royal establishment in the Red...
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Shah Alam II
After the murder of Alamgir II, his son Ali Gauhar succeeded him by taking the title of Shah Alam. Emperor Shah Alam was an ornamental...
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Haider Ali
Haider Ali was born in 1722 and was the son of Fateh Mohammad, a Punjabi adventurer, who traced his lineage to the family of the Holy...
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Bahadur Shah Zafar
The last Mughal king, Bahadur Shah, better known as Bahadur Shah Zafar, was born in 1775 at Delhi. He was the son of Akbar Shah from his...
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Shah Wali Ullah’s Reform Movement
In the 18th century, Islam in the Sub-continent was faced with menacing problems. Sectarian conflict, low moral tone of the society, poor...
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Akbar
Akbar “The Great” was one of the greatest rulers in Indian history. He was born when Humayun and his first wife, Hamida Bano,...
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Decline of Mughal Rule and the Battle of Plassey
The death of Alamgir in 1707 is generally regarded as the beginning of the gradual decline, and ultimately fall, of the once extensive,...
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