HISTORY

After the death of Aurangzeb, Marathas defeated the Mughals in Delhi and Bhopal, and extended their empire up to Peshawar by 1758.

So the Mughals, while choosing the official language of India, had a few options. They may have either chosen Arabic or Turkish or any Indian language as the official language of Mughal India; but instead they choose Persian language.

ShahjahanShahjahan married his daughter Jahanara after the death of his wife Mumtaz Why this is not taught in History about Mughals? SPOT ON! You are 100% correct. They just say Roshanara was favourite of Aurangzeb and Jahanara of Shah Jahan-leaving out he married her also.

Shiites gradually became the glue that held Persia together and distinguished it from the Ottoman Empire to its west, which was Sunni, and the Mughal Muslims to the east in India, also Sunni.

Babur had invaded India at the behest of Daulat Khan Lodi and won the kingdom of Delhi by defeating the forces of Ibrahim Khan Lodi at Panipat in 1526 AD. Thus he laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire. Most Mughals contracted marriage alliances with Indian rulers, especially Rajputs.

Babur had invaded India at the behest of Daulat Khan Lodi and won the kingdom of Delhi by defeating the forces of Ibrahim Khan Lodi at Panipat in 1526 AD. Thus he laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire. Most Mughals contracted marriage alliances with Indian rulers, especially Rajputs.

During his rule Aurangzeb expanded the Mughal Empire, conquering much of southern India through long bloody campaigns against non-Muslims. He forcibly converted Hindus to Islam and destroyed Hindu temples.

The eyes sparkled brightly and were “vibrant like the sea in sunshine.” His complexion, sometime, described by the Indian term “wheat-coloured,” was dark rather than fair. His face was clean shaven, except for a small, closely trimmed moustache worn in the fashion adopted by young Turks on the verge of manhood.

Kosala Devi Issue Ajatashatru Dynasty Haryanka (by marriage) Ikshvaku (by birth) Father King Maha-Kosala Religion Buddhism

Bahadur Shah IIThe last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar, died in a British prison in Burma in 1862.