Economic affairs during British rule
- 29-May-2024
The British rule in India was based upon common sense and pragmatism. They were known as disinterested rulers due to the fact that they had no intention of settling down in India and the preeminent element of their colonial rule was economic and they were not avidly ideological. The British pursued varied economic policies and […]
British rule in India and the formation of state
- 28-Feb-2024
The British colonial rule in the subcontinent witnessed formation of a state that was quite novel in its orientation and was the result of centuries of socio-political evolution of the European continent. It is imperative to point out that the power to define the nature of the past and establish priorities in the creation of […]
Tense relations between ruler and nobility
- 27-Sep-2023
The Muslim rule in India was a continuous struggle for supremacy between the rulers and their nobility. Both were indispensable for the governance by a minority that could only remain in control if they cooperated and collaborated. Although many of the Turkish sultans in India portrayed themselves as possessing approval from higher ecclesiastical sources but […]
Noor Jahan: The queen who ruled
- 25-Sep-2023
The life-story of Mughal Empress Noor Jahan is a fascinating rag-to-riches story with the added advantage of rising to unprecedented heights. With her dynamism and prudence, she created a powerful niche in the governance process in a male-dominated Mughal Empire. She was also very sagacious person as she resigned to her lot after the rule […]
Ruling class of Muslim rule in India
- 14-Sep-2023
The high rank holders of the Muslim government t constituted the nobility and aristocracy of the Muslim rule in India. In the early years of Muslim rule foreign adventurers and warriors monopolized appointments to high offices. The composition of the ruling class was multi-ethnic in nature comprising of the majority of Turks along with Persians, […]
Mughals enter India
- 06-Sep-2023
The Mughal advent in the subcontinent was a historical aberration that was not taken seriously in the beginning but slowly it came to grips with the geographical, ethnic and diversity of the vast subcontinent. The massive and populous South Asian subcontinent contained various regions, each with its own ecology and complex sociocultural, economic and political […]
Princely States Unwilling To Accede To India
- 25-Aug-2023
Pakistan and India achieved independence in August 1947 amidst tremendous feelings of acrimony and conflict. The partition deprived the Muslims of the subcontinent of vast swathes of land that could have become parts of Pakistan. The most relevant areas to have been parts of Pakistan were the princely states that were forced to accede to […]
Mughal Rule And Escheat Provisions
- 23-Aug-2023
The fulcrum of Mughal Rule and Escheat provisions was the persona of the emperor that wielded overweening dominance over the entire imperial establishment. He not only exercised dictatorial control affairs of the state but also controlled the personal existence and livelihoods of functionaries of his domains. The emperor, however, was constrained to allow his nobility […]
Marriage of Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh
- 19-Aug-2023
Mughals mostly kept their domestic life private with the result that news in this respect came out through informal channels and was mostly considered bazaar gossip. It is precisely due to this reason that the travelogues of foreign visitors were taken with a pinch of salt. The official writers were understandably circumspect and mostly wrote […]
Interesting Facts About Taj Mahal You Probably Don't Know
- 18-Aug-2023
It is interesting that Taj Mahal somehow remains in news and this cannot be said about any other edifice of its stature. Recently, Taj Mahal was reported to be in danger when the banks of River Yamuna got swollen after unprecedented torrential rains and the water brushed its raised boundary wall. It faced this situation […]