In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...

But he was alert enough to register that his beloved sister Roshanara had begun to look for a successor to his throne and had ... the fourth son of emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

In the 1600s, the Kohinoor became part of Mughal ruler Shah Jahan’s Peacock Throne. As per Anand and Dalrymple’s book, the precious gemstone was placed on the roof of the magnificent throne. Shah ...

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea to hand over the Red Fort - the 17th century Mughal red sandstone fortress that is one of Delhi's most iconic historical monuments - to the 'widow of ...

A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to “read” the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s marble mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, known as “Taj Bibi,” as the World’s ...

The Mughal emperor Jahanghir and his queen, Noor Jahan—parents of Shah Jahan, who went on to build the Taj Mahal—are considered Kannauj’s first royal patrons. According to local folklore ...

INS Nipat fired missiles at a cargo vessel, MV Venus Challenger, and its escort PNS Shah Jahan, a C-class destroyer. “PNS Shah Jahan suffered irreparable damage while the cargo ship that was ...

It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the mid-17th century and served as the main residence of the Mughal emperors until the end of the dynasty. The Red Fort is now a UNESCO World ...