Medieval History

Baur died on December 26, 1530 at Agra. Though he wished to be buried in his favourite garden in Kabul, a city he had always loved, he was first buried in a mausoleum in the capital city of Agra.

Malik Muhammad Jayasi was an Indian poet who wrote in the Avadhi dialect of Hindi. His most famous work is Padmavat (1540), a poem describing the story of the historic siege of Chittor by Alauddin Khilji in AD 1303, who attacked Chittor after hearing of the beauty of Queen Rani Padmini, the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh.

Mughal painting reached its zenith under Jahangir, a great connoisseur and outstanding patron of painting. As a young prince, Jahangir had founded his own atelier, under the supervision of master Aqa Riza.

Ala-ud-din Khilji launched several expeditions against the Deccan states. His expeditions were carried out by his able commander Malik Kafur who first won Devagiri and Baglana, followed by Warangal, Dwar Samudra, Mabar and Madurai in the first two decades of the 14th century.

The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties: "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century; Eastern Chalukyas, who ruled from Vengi until about the 11th century; and the Western Chalukyas who ruled from Kalyani until the end of the 12th century.

Bahadur Shah II was the last Mughal emperor. Due to his participation in the 1857 Revolt, he was exiled to Rangoon, Burma in 1858. His departure as Emperor marked the end of more than three centuries of Mughal rule in India. He died in exile on 7 November, 1862 in Rangoon.

Baji Rao-I was a noted general who served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Shahu from 1720 until Baji Rao's death. Acknowledged as the most influential of the nine Peshwas, the later Kingdoms of Scindias of Gwalior, Holkars of Indore, Gaekwads of Baroda, and Pawars of Dhar were created by Baji Rao as part of a Maratha Empire, as he wreaked havoc on the disintegrating Mughal Empire and set up his jagirdars (fiefdoms).

The Ain-i-Akbari is the third volume of the Akbarnama by Abul Fazl which contains information regarding Akbar's reign in the form of, what would be called in modern times, administration reports, statistical compilations, or gazetteers.

Tansen, the magical musician, was one of the 'Navratna' (nine gems) at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Dhilika is the ancient name for the city of Delhi. It was believed to be the capital of Pandavas and later Dhilli was founded by Tomars in AD 736.

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