Jahangir

The Mughal Empire was the first large empire in India since the Gupta Empire (nearly a millennium years of difference); it was made up of many ethnicities, a variety of geographic localities, and hundreds of nobles and their principalities. At its largest extent, this empire contained over 140 million inhabitants, as well as encompassing 3.5 million square kilometers. However, as all empires do, the Mughal Empire faced many difficulties, and by the turn of the 19th century, had weakened significantly

was able to fuse local artistic concepts from around their expanding empire. As a result, Islam in India was unique, in that, based on artwork from the period, Islam’s role in the running of the state was diminished under the reigns of Akbar and Jahangir. In light of Akbar’s stance regarding the practice of religion, it is possible to glean how those values permeated into the artwork of the period. In particular, the piece titled The Glorification of Akbar, supposedly created by Govardhan, portrays

Jahangir was the son of Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, commonly known as ’Akbar the Great.’ Jahangir was fond of art and painting and is commonly regarded as the patron of painting. He had such a great interest in art work and painting that just by looking at the painting he could have suggested the artist of that piece of art. Jahangir was highly keen in coming to power. Even in the lifetime of his father, Akbar and during his rule, Jahangir revolted his father. Because

luxurious materials like jade, silver or delicately painted glasses (V&A Archives [a]). Materials such as Jade, silver and glass were rare and expensive during that time. Particularly nephrite jade, a valuable hardstone became popular during the reign of Jahangir, it was imported from Khotan and was used to make small wine glasses and thumb rings for the emperor (V&A museum wall). This connotes, the rich taste of Mughal and enough money to acquire the same and the control they had over trade relations with

CHAPTER III ARTS & HANDICRAFTS OF AGRA DISTRICT The rich and colourful heritage of India displays a wide variety of Arts and Crafts with beautiful shapes and textures also with variety of embellishments. Agra, the city of magnificent ‘Taj Mahal’ has long been the centre of excellent handicrafts flourished under the patronage of Royal guidance. Craftsmen of Agra maintained that kingly legacy and continue to develop creative artefacts and attained worldwide recognition for their aesthetic and creative

The first excerpt is written by ABU’L-FAŻL ʿALLĀMĪ, historian, officer, chief secretary, and friend of the Mughal emperor Akbar I. Born on 6 Moḥarram 958/14 January 1551, he was the second son of Shaikh Mobārak, a teacher and scholar who had migrated to Agra in 950/1543 from Nagaur, Rajasthan. Abu’l-Fażl served as Akbar’s spokesman par excellence, shaping, enunciating, and commemorating the principles advocated by the emperor. (EATON 1983) The genre of the first excerpt is basically in religious

Chikan is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Literally translated, the word means embroidery. Believed to have been introduced by Nur Jehan, the wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir, it is one of Lucknow's best known textile decoration styles. Chikankari is the embroidery work done with the white cotton thread on fine white cotton material. The word 'Chikan' is basically derived from Persian word 'Chikeen'. In earlier days, the Chikankari embroidery is traditionally done on mulmul- fine

Akbar the Great, the second ruler of the Mughal Empire, was enthroned at age 14. His reign extended for the next 49 years until his death. Akbar was unlike any other Mughal ruler because of how progressive he was for his time. Throughout his reign, there was encouragement for religious freedom because, he himself was an incredibly spiritual and intellectual person. Badayuni, a contemporary historian during Akbar’s time, said, “His majesty spent whole nights in praising God… and from a feeling of

it. The very next day, we decided to go on a city tour of Kashmir. Water in its peculiar form, charmed Kashmir to the core. From beautiful springs to huge lakes, water has been the most vital part of Kashmir’s beauty. It is said that once emperor Jahangir, of the Mughal Dynasty had stated that Kashmir is vowed to be the paradise on Earth. And yes it is true. Visiting Kashmir makes you feel as though you have come to the heaven

Agra became Akbar’s capital after he inherited the empire. Akbar descended from the Turks, Mongols, and Iranians. These groups where the people who predominated in the political elites of northern India in medieval times. He also had a son named Jahangir. Through his leadership of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar gained the name Akbar The Great. I want to explain some significant events during his reign that happened that i think made Akbar a great leader of the Mughal Empire. Expanding is one of many