Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was the son of Chhatrapati Shivaji. The row over Aurangzeb’s tomb in Khuldabad, Maharashtra, encapsulates the deep fissures in India’s engagement with its Mughal past.

The Mughal ruler Babur was extremely cruel and merciless. He brutally killed Hindus in many cities and converted them.

“Aurangzeb severed many heads, but he could not shake our faith,” Modi said during his address. His invocation of the 17th century Mughal emperor was not a mere blip.

Aurangzeb has long been a fascinating figure in Indian cinema, much like the Mughal Empire itself. Its royal courts, adorned with delicate ornaments, luxuriant drapes of gold, green, and red, and ...

His son, Aurangzeb, the last of the so-called great Mughal emperors, whose reign spanned nearly 50 years (1658-1707), enlarged the empire’s borders to their furthest extent.

The story boldly confronts the Jizya tax—a controversial religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb on Hindus for practising their ...

The book, to be introduced in schools from the 2025-2026 academic year, marks a shift in tone in its portrayal of the Mughal emperors, offering detailed accounts of conquest, religious decisions, ...

Aurangzeb meanwhile had left four sons, who battled among themselves for power; the wars that he had fought left the treasury empty, which contributed to the Mughal Empire's slow decline, and ...

Actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said his upcoming film Hari Hara Veera Mallu tells the story of a heist involving the Koh-i-Noor diamond and sheds light on the tyranny ...

he new version of the textbook includes more direct references to instances of religious intolerance during medieval times.

NEW DELHI: Amid the demand for the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb from some right-wing outfits, the senior RSS leader Suresh 'Bhaiyyaji' Joshi dismissed the controversy on Monday ...