In the records of Indian history, few events stand as boldly as the Battle of Karnal, fought on February 24, 1739. This was ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

"Imagine a land where the sun once set on a gilded empire and rose on the flag of a foreign crown. This is the story of India’s transformation—from the grandeur of the Mughal Peacock Throne to ...

The Mughal empire's most famous legacy is the monumental architecture with which it stamped its rule across South Asia. But the fitting centerpiece of an intimate show filled with ravishing ...

By the time of Zafar’s coronation in 1837, the Mughal empire had shrunk to the capital ... Minister Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the national flag from the ramparts of the fort to mark the first ...