The Mughal Empire

This book tells the story of the Mughal Empire, which lasted from 1526 to 1857 when it was dissolved by the British following the Indian Uprising. It was a time when the Indian sub-continent was ruled by a Turco-Mongol Islamic dynasty.The early Mughals, who came from Central Asia, introduced many aspects of Persian culture into India, for example literature, painting and architecture. The Taj Mahal is a surviving example of the particular Indo-Islamic style of Mughals architecture.Under the...