Mughal Empire

The mighty Mughal Empire declined rapidly after the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 AD. There are several causes behind the decline and downfall of the Mughal Empire. The vast Mughal Empire was virtually beyond any effective control of its…

Early Life of Babur Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, the ruler of Kabul and Qandahar was one of the greatest men of medieval Asia. He was born on 14th February, 1483 and his father Umar Shaikh Mirza-II was the ruler of Farghana. Babur’s father…

Shah Shuja Shah Shuja was the Mughal prince and brother of Aurangzeb. He was the son of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. He was born in 1616 at Ajmer. He was a special favorite of Jahangir just as Shah Jahan had been of Akbar. Shuja was a man…

Muhammad Azam Shah Muhammad Azam Shah, the son of Aurangzeb was born of Dilras Banu Begum, the daughter of Shah Nawaz Khan Safavi. He was born on 28th June, 1653. Azam Shah enjoyed the title of ‘Alijah’ and thought that the Emperor loved…

Muhammad Shah Muhammad Shah (also Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah) sat on the throne of Mughal Emperor after the death of Rafi-ud-daulah, popularly known as Shah Jahan-II. Muhammad Shah is known by various names such as “Roshan Akhtar”, “Sada…

Personality and Character of Aurangzeb Aurangzeb was the ablest among the sons of Shahjahan. His personal character was admirable and simplicity, ideal. He was head and shoulders above all his brothers in respect of self-control, gravity…

Murad Baksh Murad Bakhsh was the youngest son of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan. He was born in 1624. In the Balkh-Badakhshan campaign, he covered himself with glory in the initial stages but incurred his father’s displeasure when he came away…

Indian National Army (Azad-Hind Fauj) Subhas Chandra Bose led a serious armed struggle against the British during the Second World War. He formed the Forward Block (1939). He left India in 17th January 1941. A.D. He went to Kabul and from…

Akbar Akbar ascended the throne of Mughal Empire at when he was just a teenager. He was the son of Humayun and grandson of Babur. Early career: The empire that he inherited consisted loosely of Delhi, Agra and the Punjab. Soon after the…

Jahangir (also Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim, Prince Salim) was the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire. After Akbar’s death, his eldest son Salim sat on the throne. Prince Salim was now known as Jahangir who not only kept intact the conquests of…