Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

I am convinced that everything has come down to us from the banks of the Ganges Voltaire Voltaire wasn t far from the truth when he made this remark about Indic wisdom becoming accessible through the ...

The Taj Mahal is more than just a beautiful building; it is one of the most beautiful places and one of the best-known places in the world! It was constructed as a symbol of love, and this white ...

Walk into the past at Aram Bagh, India's oldest Persian-style garden. Constructed by Emperor Babur in 1528, this peaceful haven was planned according to the Islamic idea of Paradise, or "Jannat." ...

When warned of the variety of Persian weapons, one hoplite wryly noted that anyone who knew anything about freedom would fight for it with his bare hands. The Qianlong Emperor did not bother to tell ...

The percentage of Persian words was only 3.4%, contradicting claims that Pratapaditya Charitra was heavily Persianized or linguistically unbalanced, as alleged in the Calcutta Review.

Despite being dead for more than 300 years, this Indian ruler is still making waves in the nation’s politics. Aurangzeb Alamgir has become so central to India’s fraught political moment, his memory is ...

Despite being dead for more than 300 years, this Indian ruler is still making waves in the nation’s politics. Aurangzeb Alamgir has become so central to India’s fraught political moment, his ...

In India, Ashoka, the “Sorrowless” emperor, won his throne over the bodies of 99 brothers; and in China, Marco Polo counted 47 sons by the wives and concubines of Khublai Khan.

The question is who the ideal ruler was, which Aurangzeb was not. Some say it was Akbar, but the Hindu right hates him with often greater zeal.

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