From 1526 to 1757, the Mughal Emperors ruled India with enormous strength. They grew up in a world of extraordinary affluence, built magnificent architecture, and cultivated arts and culture. India ...

Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, better known by his imperial name, Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, reigning from 1605 to 1627. The mythical story of his ...

Bahadur Shah I (October 14th 1643 - February 27th 1712), also known as Qutb-ud-Din Mohammad Mu'azzam Shah Alam, was India's eighth Mughal emperor from 1707 to 1712. He plotted to depose his ...

The 10th Mughal Emperor was Rafi ud-Darajat, the youngest son of Rafi-ush-Shan and nephew of Azim ush Shan. On 28 February 1719, he replaced Furrukhsiyar and was declared Badshah by the Syed Brothe ...

Ahmad Shah Bahadur, also recognized as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi, was born on 23 December 1725 and died on 1 January 1775. At the age of 22, he flourished his father as th ...

Shah Alam II, often known as Ali Gohar or Ali Gauhar, was the seventeenth Mughal Emperor and the son of Alamgir II (25 June 1728 - 19 November 1806). Shah Alam II ascended to the throne of a shatte ...

The Bengal War, also known as the Campaign for the Eastern Subahs, was fought between 1756 and 1765 by Mughal imperial crown prince Ali Gohar. He was also known as Shah Alam II Nawab of Bengal from ...

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran, won a major victory at the Battle of Karnal (24 February 1739). Within three hours, Nader's men crushed Muhammad Shah's army, cleari ...

During the Mughal Empire, India's economy was huge and rich. Until the 18th century, the Mughal empire produced nearly 25% of the world's industrial output. The economy of Mughal India was ...