History of Delhi's Jama Masjid and the Current Controversy Over it
History of Delhi's Jama Masjid A short history of Delhi’s Jama Masjid After the death of his wife, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan decided to move the capital of the empire from Agra to Delhi and establish the walled city of Shahjahanabad. It remained the capital for the Mughal successors in what we now know as Old Delhi. Originally, the Jama Masjid…
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Bahadur Shah Zafar: The Last Mughal Ruler of India
The final Mughal ruler of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was born in Delhi in 1775. Although he was born under the name Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar, Bahadur Shah Zafar became his more well-known name. His mother was Lalbai, while his father was Akbar Shah. Image: Zafar Mahal, Delhi After the passing of his father in 1837, he ascended to the…
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Legacy of Jodha Bai or Mariam-Uz-Zamani
Jodha Bai, also known as Mariam-Uz-Zamani in Persian, literally means "Mary of the Age." She was Mughal Emperor Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar's third wife. She was born about 1542 as a member of a Hindu rajput family. Her father, Raja Bharmal of Amber (Rajasthan), proposed marriage to Akbar for her eldest daughter in 1562. Sambhar hosted this …
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Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar Ascended the Throne
On September 28, 1837, Bahadur Shah Zafar II ascended the Mughal throne, Akbar Shah was opposed Bahadur Shah Zafar to becoming emperor because Mumtaz Begum encouraged him to make Mirza Jahangir his heir. Luckily, Zafar's succession was prepared and company expelled Prince Jahangir for attacking the English in the Red Fort and Bahadur Shah Zafar ascende…
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Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Sieged the Fort of Golconda
On this day, 21 September 1687 CE, The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb led his troops to besiege the Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golconda Fort, which housed the Kollur Mine, in January 1687. This event became known as the Siege of Golconda. Abul Hasan Qutb Shah was the recognized ruler of Golconda and Nizamshahis of Ahmednagar while the Adilshahis of Bijapur were two Mu…
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Mughal Annexation of Bijapur and Golcunda
On this day, 12 September, 1686 AD, the Bijapur fort was seized by Mughal forces under the command of 6th mughal emperor Aurangzeb which was began in March 1685. Aurangzeb sent his son, Muhammad Azam Shah, with an army of almost 50,000 troops to seize Bijapur Fort and beat Sikandar Adil Shah, the then-ruler of Bijapur, who refused to remain a vassal of the …
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The death of Sher Shah Suri and his Significant Reforms-Founder of Suri Daynasty in India
On this day, 22 May 1545 CE, the founder of Sur Empire in India, famously known as Farid Khan, was died while besieging the fort of Kalinjar in 1545 in an accidental blast of gun powder. He established the empire with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. Also he introduced the currency of rupee. Sher Shah of Sur took control of the Mughal Empire in…
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History of Tajmahal and current controversy
The Taj Mahal is a stunning white marble mausoleum built for Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Temple, situated on the southern bank of the Yamuna River near Agra, India, took 22 years to build and was completed in 1653. Visitors are astounded by the symmetry, structural beauty, intricate calligraphy, inlaid gemstones, and ma…
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