A part of a picture shows Jesuit priests Rodolpho Acquaviva and Antonio Monserrate (in black) attending a meeting in the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar (Photo: Wikimedia) In a two-part series, Indian ...

Looking to stream some period romance drama? Jodhaa Akbar is the one for you. Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Jodhaa Akbar is a 2008 historical drama that entails the love story of a Mughal king, ...

Did you know that Emperor Akbar — the most powerful Muslim ruler in India’s history — gradually stopped offering Islamic prayers, rejected many traditional rituals, and eventually crafted a path of ...

Of all the great monarchs to have ruled over India—a land whose history is richer and more turbulent than that of almost any other—the one who most retains our modern-day attention is Akbar, Mughal ...

In 1576 the Mughal emperor Akbar accepted his Aunt Gulbadan’s proposal that she should make the long voyage across the Red Sea to western Arabia. A visit of the haraman—or royal women—to the holy ...

Mir Sayyid Ali painted this tiny — but hugely celebrated — Mughal work at the court of Emperor Akbar I For more than 10 years, Trong Gia Nguyen, an artist in Brooklyn, has been writing every word of ...

Akbar's shift to light, sheer cotton jama was a calculated PR move, not just a practical choice for the heat. This sartorial compromise bridged Islamic modesty with Indic traditions, allowing his skin ...

Of all the great monarchs to have ruled over India—a land whose history is richer and more turbulent than that of almost any other—the one who most retains our modern-day attention is Akbar, Mughal ...