Mughal polychrome glazed tile, Lahore, 17th century

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Born on this day: Zeb-un-Nissa, Shahzadi (Princess) of the Mughal Empire (1638-1702). She was also a poet and the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb

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Layla Majnun, ill-fated lovers as pictured in Arabic, Persian, Mughal, and Turkish art.

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Today in history: 361 years ago Battle of Umberkhind took place on 3 February 1661 in mountain range of Sahyadri near Khopoli.The battle was fought between Maratha army under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj & General Kartalab Khan of Mughal Empire.Marathas defeated the Mughal forces.

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There are many Mughal miniatures of emperors holding spinels.

Spinels look like rubies but they aren’t, they were prized by the Mughals for their talismanic qualities in battle. Many are inscribed with names of emperors.

Timur Spinel (Pic 4) is said to be the largest one.

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Mughal Miniature Painting King Shahjahan Enjoying Lady Dance/Mujra - Gouache Art

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261 years ago.

Savage Mad Mughal Memes ..

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A Nath Yogi with Two White Dogs, folio from the Salim Album
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Mughal, c. 1600

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Princess Munisha (?) daughter of ruler in this c 1750 painting from Adrianus Canter Visscher collection at
Interestingly , the Princess holds on to a tree as a Salabhanjika. Unusual?

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just released a fantastic high level review of the Sur / Mughal conflict, which happens to be the first scenario we are focusing on for A Lion's Age. Al Muqaddimah's video serves as a great primer

https://t.co/cKoWYgRnsz

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Came across few mughal paintings depicting people wearing spectacles.

I always wondered, what ancient indians (Indus people, Maurya era or Gupta era) used or did to overcome their eyesight problems?

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In 1612 AD Mughal emperor Jahangir granted permission to Portuguese to build a church at Ahmedabad in his Gujarat Province & ordered his Gujarat officials not to obstruct its construction.Mughal period painting of Jahangir with a portrait of Mother Mary.

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In this painting, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r.1627-1658) receives a sparrowhawk from ruler Raja Prithvi Singh of Chamba (1641-64), located in Himachal Pradesh. Legends in Takri script identifies them
- c 1650 CE painting now at


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कच्ची कली अनारकली!
Flower 18th century painting from Murshidabad
Nice beautiful documentation of of India in company paintings though few mughal paintings too are done on flora fauna

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A Nath Yogi with Two White Dogs, folio from the Salim Album
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Mughal, c. 1600

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Incredible piece by the wonderful , Jahangir had a fascinating history as Mughal Emperor, husband to one of the most powerful women in Mughal history, Noor Jahan. We plan on covering his struggles against the Deccan Sultans in a later campaign after we cover Sher Shah

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A family photo of Sher Shah Sur and his sons, Adil and Jalal (later Islam Shah). Sher Shah had brought down the Mughal empire in a matter of a few short battles, and brought about a great amount of modernization to northern India before his abrupt death.

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"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.

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How did Islamic ethics become patriarchal?

Over C12-15, Ghazali, Tusi & Davani managed state institutions of learning. They constructed men as intellectually superior, disciplining women. Disciples migrated to India & influenced Mughal ethics.

Brilliant new book by !

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