Jul 5, 2018 · Timur’s successors would spend the next few decades fighting each other over the land and soon his vast empire would crumble. However, the legacy of the ‘Sword of Islam’ continues to this day. His double-great-grandson Babur founded the iconic Mughal dynasty of India, a ruling family responsible for creating stunning, Timurid-inspired ...

Sep 21, 2016 · India has played host to the ebb and flow of empire-building since around 600 BCE. Its position at the confluence of east and west has also seen it come under fire from various would-be conquerors, including the Mongols of Genghis Khan and Timur, the Persian Achaemenids under Cyrus the Great, and even the Macedonian warrior Alexander the Great.

Jun 28, 2018 · Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton truly is the musical for our turbulent times. Set against a backdrop of the American Revolution, the characters rap, beatbox and sing their way through history.