Following his death, local princes fought for control of the empire. The East India Company would take advantage of this and slowly gain control of parts of the Mughal Empire. Historian ...

The decline and fall of the Mughal Empire in the mid-18th century contributed to the East India Company's accumulation of power in the region. In 1757, the Company defeated and killed the Mughal ...

The British East India Company, growing in power and influence, also took advantage of the Mughal Empire’s weakening position ...

The Mughal rulers hold a distinct place in the history of the country. The Mughal reign lasted for about 350 years in the ...

In recent weeks, politicians in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have been picking bones with a long-dead Mughal ...

Founded by Babur in 1526, the empire at its height covered an area that stretched from modern-day Afghanistan in central Asia ...

the last Mughal emperor of India. The Mughal Empire has been a controversial topic in the country for ages, with Mughal emperors like Aurangzeb being accused of ethnic cleansing of the local Hindu ...

Even as the empire’s ... of the British East India Company, these late works suggest, its legacy of cultural innovation and artistry persists to this day. Left: Mughal court workshops ...

Discover a 250-year-old firman from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granting religious autonomy to Ganga pilgrims.

In recent weeks, politicians in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have been picking bones with a long-dead Mughal emperor ... dynasty of Central Asian roots – ruled vast swathes of India between ...