#moghul

[theincomparablemeenakumari]

Rarest of rare portrait of Meena ji standing in front of the grand Gulabi Mahal, she looks absolutely breathtaking here!

Circa Early 60s

[honingmyskills]

Brothers At War

In the previous post, I wrote about the First Ruler Of The Moghul Empire, which was the story of Babur. So I finished reading the sequel part of the book called Brothers At War, which talks about the journey of his successor and beloved son Humayun.

The book started where it ended in the last part, the death of Babur.  Babur had not distributed his kingdom amongst his children, he wanted to capture the whole of India and wanted to be ruled by only one emperor. Hence he named Humayun as his sole successor and hoped that others will help him achieve his dream.

Though before Babur it was their custom that the kingdom will get divided amongst children, as that is their birthright. And hence they felt unjust by this decision and rebelled against their own eldest brother Humayun.

Humayun was heartbroken by the deeds of his brother, but since he promised Babur that he won’t do any harm to any of his brothers even if how much they deserved it, hence he did not execute them but gave them separate cities to rule under his empire.

In almost 75% of the book, Humayun had been troubled by their brothers because of this he was not able to fulfill his father’s dreams. But lost all the cities which Babur had conquered in India, and had to return from India. But as he was returning from India he realized his brother has gone behind his back and forcefully conquered Kabul his birthplace as well.

Due to which at one point Humayun had lost everything, but piece by piece he conquered all which was lost, though he was not able to add anything new to Babur’s kingdom, still he was able to at least conquer all which was lost. Unfortunately in the end Humayun had his unexpected death.

The story is picked up from Humayunnama, a Biography which was written by her half-sister Gulbadan, who used to travel with him on all of his expeditions & few parts were taken from the writing of Humayun’s personal attendant, which remains loyal to him from the start of his reign. The best part of this book was nearly all of the characters were real, which made the read all the more interesting.

Will keep on updating as I read further into this 6 book series of the Moghul Empire.

Until then have a look on the below interesting read.. Perception Census

[lionofchaeronea]

Man in Armor (preparatory sketch for Entering the Mosque), Edwin Lord Weeks, 1885

[gemville]

Modern Moghul's Mahtab Ring In Rhodium Plated Sterling Silver and Gold Vermeil With A 13.65 Carat Tanzanite Cabochon and 1.96 CTW White Diamonds

Photo Courtesy: Modern Moghul

Source: jckonline.com

[mothmiso]

My City: Lahore (2) (3) (4) (5) by hasham2

Via Flickr:

(1) Tomb of Slave king. Qutub ud-Din Aybak (Persian: قُطْبُ ٱلْدِّين أَيْبَك‎), (1150–1210), was the founder of the Mamluk dynasty and the first sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. (2) Hazuri bagh and Fort. (3) Moghul Throne. (4) Ancient Well house. (5) Pigeon with home surrounded by ancient artwork.     

[gesray]

[menubot]

The Moghul Room (1970) http://menus.nypl.org/menus/27820

[balladedutempsjadis]

“It’s plain that in his time the best response to the death of a parent was to dive for cover and plot one’s siblings’ deaths, knowing that those siblings would be filled with similarly loving thoughts about you.”

- Salman Rushdie, Introduction to the Modern Library edition of The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor (translated, edited, and annotated by Wheeler M. Thackston)

Having recently finished The Persians, by Lloyd Lewellyn-Jones, in which the Achemaenid dynasty behaved the same way, and currently reading The Lords of the Deccan, and being a little familiar with Ottoman, Byzantine and Roman history I would say murdering rival claimants to the throne, whether siblings, nephews, cousins, or what have you was a feature, not a bug, of hereditary monarchies the world over. The bigger the empire (and thence the stakes) the more relatives you had to kill to get your hands on it.

[triviareads]

Remembering how excited I was to see Oak Tree Road mentioned in a romance novel.

[theincomparablemeenakumari]

Rarest of rare portrait of Meena ji during her reading sessions on the sets of Pakeezah. My jaw drops every time I gaze this portrait! She looks absolutely intoxicating here!!!❤️🌛

Circa Early 60s

[whencyclopedia]

Black Hole of Calcutta

The Black Hole of Calcutta refers to a prison cell which was used to hold 146 mostly British prisoners captured after the Nawab of Bengal had taken over the city from the East India Company. Interred on 20 June 1756 in a tiny cell in Fort William, 123 of the prisoners died of dehydration and suffocation.

The number of the Black Hole deaths may have been exaggerated, but testimonies to the event actually happening are numerous. The East India Company used the story as a justification for taking over Calcutta completely. It was really in the next century, though, that knowledge of the incident was spread through textbooks and literature as one of a host of equally dubious means to justify Britain's colonial presence in India. The incident's grip on the popular imagination can be seen in the long-lasting use of the expression "like the Black Hole of Calcutta" to refer to any dark and forbidding place.

Background

In the mid-18th century, the British East India Company (EIC) was seeking to expand its control of trade and territory in India. The rich region of Bengal was an obvious target, and Calcutta (Kolkata) became a major trading port for the company. The French East India Company was also present in the region at Chandernagore (Chandannagar) further up the coast. Balancing between these two foreign companies, both essentially representatives of their respective government's imperial ambitions in India, was the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah (b. 1733), nominally under the suzerainty of the Moghul emperors in Delhi. Siraj ud-Daulah wanted to remove the EIC from Calcutta since it would not pay to improve the city's fortifications, and so he marched on the city in June 1756. A short siege followed, and the city fell. The fate of those captured was the source of the infamous Black Hole legend.

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[honingmyskills]

First Ruler Of Moghul Empire

I always used to say that I like historical movies, whether fictional (eg. Bahubali) or non-fictional (eg. Tanhaji). Till now I had never tried reading about history, as I never liked that subject when I was in school. Recently I thought of giving it a shot, and bought Raiders From The North by Alex Rutherford, the book is the first in the series Empire Of The Moghul.

The book is all about Babur - the first ruler of the Moghul Empire. His journey since he became the king  of Ferghana - a small kingdom currently in Uzbekistan, at an age of just 12 Years Old. Babur used to write about his journey in a book titled Baburnama - his autobiography. And the author used this autobiography to write her Book. The author also visited all the places where Babur’s major events happened, stayed with the people over there, and talked to them. And after thorough research wrote this book.

This book is Historical Fiction means it is based on historical facts but some parts of the book are fictional to hook the reader. When I first started reading the book I used to Google which parts are real and which parts are fiction, later I realized that the author has given a note at the end of the book to tell which parts were fiction, which was very nice to have after all.

There is also a TV Series which is based on the Book - The Empire, which you can watch on Hotstar, the first episode published on 21st August 2021.

I would highly recommend reading this book if you are a history lover and want to know more about the events which happened around 1500′s.

[supergirlmayhem]

the catco bet

Kara and Lena are close. Like, really close. Except they’re the only ones who haven’t realized it. A certain media moghul starts a bet of when they'll get together. It kind of gets out of hand.

Check out this new work added to the 2024 collection by @sarcastic-pun-master HERE and the accompanying artwork by EmaginationStudios HERE.

[cawcawkarasu]

Playing Priest

Unknown to people, the media moghul had a hobby he executed on Sabbath. Alas, it was the day when people confessed their sins the most.

“Father, forgive me for I have sinned again,” the woman sobbed as soon as she knelt.

The priest for the day glanced at her, his golden eyes noting the pentagon jade ring on the woman’s trembling left hand. She bowed her head, but the round hat was still recognizable. The wife of the popular bread store across the street, Milverton made the connection. Not a big client, but it was okay.

“I’m listening, my child.”

[writingsofwesteros]

BREAKING-King's Landing Daily- Young Targaryen Heir and Heiress Aegon and Daenora Targaryen spotted partying deep in the City just weeks after the death of longstanding patriarch, Viserys Targaryen.

It seems that the death of business moghul Viserys Targaryen was only the beginning of the dynastic family's problems. After the head of the Targaryen clan finally succumbed to his illness, the fractures in the Targaryen family became more evident to the public eye. Sources say that Alicent Hightower lawyered up the day Viserys took his last breath to make sure that the company went to her eldest son Aegon, meanwhile Rhaenyra, Viserys's firstborn, faces not only her stepmother and former friend in the boardroom but also the board of directors, who she'll need to prove to that she has what it takes after years of wild, messy escapades. Meanwhile, the party scene's darkest corners are painted silver by the presence of Aegon and Daenora Targaryen, who've been at every hot club and exclusive party this city has to offer, much to their mother's chagrin, no doubt. While Helaena and Aemond have fallen off the public radar, Aegon and Daenora are faced with cameras at even the seediest clubs, which was where shocking pictures of the siblings partaking in cocaine leaked online. The pictures were wiped from the internet but not our collective memories by none other than their grandfather, Otto Hightower. It seems that the Targaryen dynasty is standing at a crossroads, and time will tell whether they will come out stronger at the end, or if we'll finally see the downfall of a dynasty.

Videos that had circled online of the siblings dancing and being so incredibly close to each other - and people swear they saw them kiss. Of course, such footage is no longer available.

Aegon was caught with his pants down, literally - not that he cared and the reaction was ..wild

[gesray]