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ArainGang
ArainGang
I've seen this sentiment expressed a lot by Hindu Nationalists, and while I understand its a comforting thought for them, it is not true. Mughal domination of India was shattered
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William Dalrymple
DalrympleWill
The Diwani- the document that handed over the three richest provinces in India to the East India Company, 1765. Later, the British dignified the document by calling it the Treaty
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Yusuf A Ahmad Ansari یوسف انصاری
yusufpore
Today marks the 495th anniversary of the first Battle of #Panipat, fought between a Timurid army led by Zaheer-ud Din Mohammad #Babur and the Afghan king Ibrahim Lodi.This engagement had
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Shriya🇮🇳
Shriyakale
Chhatrapati #sambhajimaharaj was a true Dharmaveer, just like his father Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He didn't bow before Aurangzeb although Aurangzeb brutally tortured Sambhaji Maharaj.Sambhaji Maharaj was born in Purandar fort
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Nafees Ur Rehman Durrani
NafeesRehmanDr
Exactly 494 years ago, the 75 years of Pashtun rule of the Delhi Sultanate came to an end when Babur defeated the last Pashtun ruler Ibrahim Khan Lodhi [Reign1517 –
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Sana Ahmad
sanaahmadzaidi
Getting very tired of seeing brown illustrators depict brownness exclusively via saris, jhoomars, bindis and henna, or some digital art with edited mughal era miniature paintings doin ~Modern~ things We
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Tathagata Neogi, PhD
ArchaeoNomad
#Threads (1/15)The other day I tweeted about the role of the mangrove forests in #Sunderbans as our first, natural line of defence in sapping the strength of #cyclones and #tsunamis.
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Indic Facts
FactIndology
[THREAD]24th Nov is remembered for the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the 9th Guru in the Sikh religion. His death by the order of Aurangzeb was a key reason of
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Yusuf A Ahmad Ansari یوسف انصاری
yusufpore
The Emperor #Akbar, who came to be regarded as one of the greatest, most enlightened rulers in history was born Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar on this day of 15th October,
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Amit Schandillia
Schandillia
[QUICK THREAD: WHOSE BIRYANI?]1/9The following screenshot landed in my DM this morning. Found it intriguing, so decided to waste some time on it. This very short thread is about what
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Indian History
IndianHistory0
Urdu poets slavishly imitated the muslim vice of glorifying pre-pubescent young boys in relationship with young men.Some even justified liking the same boy post-pubertyNajmuddin Abru wrote "There is no pleasure
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Christopher Liberatos
CharlestonArchi
A few examples of classical architecture from around the world:Classical Shintō Architecture: Classical Mughal Architecture: Classical Hindu Architecture: Classical Ottoman Architecture: Classical Safavid Architecture:
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Mario da Penha
mleccha
FACT-CHECKING "TRUE INDOLOGY"Three weeks ago, this factual tweet on a famous Mughal gold coin featuring Rama & Sita, minted 50 years into Akbar's reign, went viral. It also received its
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Aslam Khwaja
aslamkhwaja
On the occassion of annual urs of Shah Inayat Shaheed, my humble homage from my book People’s Movements in PakistanShah Inayat Shaheed, popularly known as Shah Shaheed, founded an agrarian
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नेहा श्रीवास्तव (Nehā S)
neha_aks
Saw this maddening poster in a decolonization group I am part of and almost immediately, my mind made the association with what is often said about the Mughals.Colonizers everywhere are
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Lone Wolf Ratnakar
GabbarSanghi
As part of the Ahom Chronicles, today I look at the history of the Ahom-Mughal conflict. While most are aware of the long Maratha-Mughal war, not many know about the
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