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Back to Search222. The Downfall of the Mughals (Ep 3)
Season 12 Episode 16
Aurangzeb is arguably the most controversial figure in Indian History. The mere mention of his name provokes fierce debate. Aurangzeb succeeded in se…
1 year, 3 months ago
221. War of Succession: The Battle That Shook India (Ep 2)
Season 12 Episode 15
With their father in very bad health and rumours of his death swirling around the empire, Shah Jahan’s four sons decide it is their time to take his …
1 year, 3 months ago
220. Battle of Brothers: The Puritan vs The Mystic (Ep 1)
Season 12 Episode 14
The battle of succession that erupted during a severe illness of Shah Jahan is often regarded as one which determined the fate of India.
The eldest of…
1 year, 3 months ago
219. Building The Taj Mahal: Love, Loss, & Splendour (Ep 2)
Season 12 Episode 13
Within days of his beloved wife’s death, Shah Jahan starts designing his grandest architectural project yet to express his love for her. Her mausoleu…
1 year, 3 months ago
218. Creator of The Taj Mahal: Shah Jahan’s Rise to Power (Ep 1)
Season 12 Episode 12
Shah Jahan, the third son of the opium-addicted Jahangir, was born in 1592 with the name Khurram. More interested in precious gems and architecture t…
1 year, 3 months ago
217. Zebras and Zodiacs: Jahangir’s Art Revolution
Season 12 Episode 11
Often overshadowed by his son’s architectural wonders like the Taj Mahal, Emperor Jahangir was a true connoisseur of beauty.
His reign witnessed a fl…
1 year, 3 months ago
216. Seeds of British India: England’s First Ambassador to the Mughal Court
Season 12 Episode 10
What do you buy for a man who has everything?
Thomas Roe is tasked with wooing the Emperor Jahangir. On March 6th 1615, he sets sail from England on …
1 year, 3 months ago
215. Jahangir: A World of Light And Darkness
Season 12 Episode 9
Prince Salim grows up in the continuously expanding empire of his father, Akbar. The young prince is being primed to take on this legacy, but he is m…
1 year, 4 months ago
214. The Empire of Frankincense & Myrrh
Season 13 Episode 3
“The Nabateans are a silent partner in everything that goes on in the high summer of the Ancient period” - Bettany Hughes
By the time of Jesus’ birth,…
1 year, 4 months ago
213. How Three Wise Men Became Three Kings
Season 13 Episode 2
The story of the Three Wise Men has been reinterpreted since it was first written down. The gift-bearing visitors to the newborn Jesus were initially…
1 year, 4 months ago