Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48) holding a falcon, 1764. Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Mughal, probably Lucknow. Opaque watercolor with gold on ...

KABUL (Reuters) - An exhibition that reproduces the precious treasures of Mughal art in their original setting in Kabul's Babur Garden opened this weekend, bringing a rare moment of cultural relief to ...

An exhibition showcasing over 100 pieces of art, including jewellery, weaponry and fragments of architectural history from the Mughal court, opened in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The Mughals were a Muslim ...

Director's foreword -- Preface / Susan Stronge -- Introduction / Rajeev Kinra -- The reign of Akbar (r. 1556-1605) Tje reign of Akbar: the creation of a new art / Susan Stronge -- The bronze and ...

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Emeralds and empires, rubies and royalty, pearls and power. In the early 16th century, Muslim invaders from the West swept into Hindu India and established a dynasty that lasted into the mid-19th ...

For centuries in the Islamic world, books have been treasured as precious objects worthy of royal admiration. This was especially true for India’s Mughal emperors, who reigned over a vast and wealthy ...

Patna: The style of the Patna School of Painting is regarded as a melting pot of two distinct influences — Mughal and ...

Shah Jahan's Priceless Tresure: We all know Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who commissioned the Taj Mahal. We read about him in our school textbooks. We know how much he loved his wife Mumtaz Mahal. But ...