One of the only known photographs of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, taken after his trial in 1858 For more than a century the last Mughal emperor was almost forgotten - but a chance finding of his grave ...

A Mughal emperor who died more than 300 years ago has become a hot topic of debate in India in recent months. Aurangzeb, often described as the "last effective Mughal emperor" ruled India for ...

Aurangzeb is remembered as the last great Mughal emperor, ruling Mughal India for nearly 50 years. Aurangzeb’s complicated and contradictory character has meant that his legacy is still debated ...

The grave of Ustad Mir Baksh ‘Tanras’ Khan, the court musician of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II and a stalwart of Hindustani Classical Music, lies in a dilapidated state ...

ON November 23, 1542, Akbar, the future Mughal Emperor, was born at Amarkot. His father, Humayun, had already lost the kingdom won by Babar, and Akbar's childhood was spent in exile. Humayun ...

He was a middle-level official, a scribe, who has written about the banquets and the royal repasts served in the Red Fort during the reign of the last two Mughal emperors. They consisted of ...

Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be one of the direct descendants of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India, also said he was the rightful heir to the historical monument ...