Aurangzeb, a Mughal ruler from over 300 years ago, is once again at the centre of modern discourse. His legacy, like those of many historical figures, is complex. While some view him through the lens ...

Aurangzeb was one of the most powerful rulers to have governed the Indian subcontinent, and his grave is not in Nagpur. It is ...

Aurangzeb's grave and the circumstances of his death hold many lessons for those interested in learning from history. We ...

Mughal emperor Aurangzeb got his brother Dara Shikoh beheaded in Delhi and presented his head to their father, Shah Jahan, ...

Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, fraternal organizations of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist ...

When Aurangzeb died on March 3, 1707, at the age of 88, the Mughal Empire was already in decline. Sir Jadunath Sarkar argues ...

Historian Dr. Manu S. Pillai delves into Aurangzeb's battles in the Deccan, his ultimate defeat, and how his legacy is used ...

Far from being laid to rest in Delhi, the epicenter of his empire, or even Ahmednagar, where he breathed his last, Aurangzeb selected the remote town of Khuldabad in Maharashtra for burial.

The tensions showed how right-wing Hindu leaders and organizations in India use historical grievances to fuel contemporary ...

Is the perception of the Mughal king everyone loves to hate historically informed or a caricature formed by the prejudices of ...

Crowned as the Chhatrapati of Marathas in 1681 after Shivaji's death, Sambhaji Maharaj did not merely inherit the throne, but ...

Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, reignited the controversy by demanding the removal of ...