Notes on Indian History

A common question found on various general knowledge websites is: Which leader of the Mughal empire was very curious, but illiterate, and displayed r

One of the most famous love stories in Indian history is the romance between Salim and Anarkali. Salim, the son of Akbar who later became Emperor Jah

During my research, I came across some news articles discussing Sujan Rai, a Hindu historian, who claimed in his work Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh that the p

Though the Emperor Akbar (1556-1605) himself was illiterate, he was a great patron of literature and art. Philologists were constantly engaged in tra