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kaav kāv-e-saḳht-jānī hāe-tanhāī na pūchh. Subh karnā shaam kā laanā hai jū-e-shīr kā.

"What constant pain this loneliness you may not believe. Like from mountains drawing milk, is passing morning to evening".

- Mirza Ghalib

Today (21st Sep 1687), the Timurid - Mughals under the command of Aurangzeb capture the fort of Golconda after an 8 month long siege.

This victory expanded the Mughal domains further south & brought to an end the Qutb Shahi dynasty.

Grootmogol Aurangzeb, Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693

What though the field be lost
All is not lost.
The unconquerable will & courage
Never submit or yield.

Apt words for the Timurid-#Mughal Emperor #Babur, who despite facing numerous trials, succeeded in the end through sheer will & courage.

A letter to Jayapala of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from #Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi.

Jayapala once offered Mahmud support if he rebelled against his father Sabuktigin, to which Mahmud responded :

"O dog, who are you to provide me with territory & wealth? Although my Hüdavend (Sultan)

This week marks the 716th Urs of Amir Khusrau (renowned Sufi, musician, poet, & scholar). The term 'Urs', means 'wedding' in Arabic, & symbolises the union of the lover with the beloved (God). Hence the death anniversary of a Sufi saint is not mourned but celebrated.

According to the epic 'Dede Korkut', Sebük Tekin, the father of Sultan Mahmud Gaznavi, was from the Kayı clan. He was captured by rival Turkmen during war & was sold to a merchant.

Dede Korkut Destanı, Necati Demir, Sayfa 74

The Dede Korkut is a turkic epic, a compilation of

On this day (11th May 1857), the first parties of the 3rd cavalry reached Delhi & declared the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India.

They saw in the Mughal Emperor political, religious, & authoritative leadership for the struggle of India's independence.

On the 15th of Ramadan (1260), Turkic Sultan Qutuz of Egypt led his Mamlukh forces, crying out "Wa Islama" (O Islam) into battle against the Mongols at the Springs of Goliath (Ain-Jalut) which saw the Mongols decisively defeated & thus shattering their aura of invincibility

On this day (21 April, 1526), Babur defeated the Lohdi's at the battle of Panipat, establishing the Timurid presence in Northern India.

In my view, Babur never established a new dynasty, but rather, revitalised the Timurids after they were ousted from Transoxiana.

A painting depicting the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam Sani, by the talented Pakistani painter A Q Arif.