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Tomb of Aurangzeb

The resting place of Aurangzeb Alamgir in Khuldabad, Maharashtra, India

February 6, 2021
by 5 Minute History Mughal Empire

Audrey Truschke writes: "Aurangzeb exited this world more than 300 years ago, in the winter of 1707. He was buried in a simple, open-air grave in Khuldabad, Maharashtra. In contrast to Humayun's imposing tomb of red sandstone in Delhi, or Shah Jahan's ...

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The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar (shrine) of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 2017.

Indian prime ministers visit the tomb of Bahadur Shah Zafar

November 25, 2020
by 5 Minute History Mughal Empire

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar (shrine) of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 2017. PM @narendramodi at the Mazar of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor, in Yangon. #IndiaMyanmar pic.twitter.com/EhA ...

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Sultan-Baybars-Quran-2

The Qur’an of Sultan Baibars II, 1304 CE

November 15, 2020
by Sarim Ashrafi Bahri Dynasty

#1 In 1304 CE, Bahri Mamluk Sultan Rukn al-Din Baibars, or Sultan Baibars II commissioned a Qur'an, which was completed in 1306 CE. The seven-volume Qur'an is handwritten in gold, in a form of thuluth, a cursive Arabic script that was usually reserved ...

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Allama Muhammad Iqbal at the Great Mosque of Córdoba

Allama Muhammad Iqbal at the Great Mosque of Córdoba, 1933 CE

November 14, 2020
by Sarim Ashrafi Archives

Famous Muslim thinker, philosopher, and Urdu and Farsi poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal visited the Great Mosque of Córdoba (Masjid e Qurtuba) during his visit to Spain in 1932/33 CE. The Great Mosque of Córdoba was converted into a Catholic Church in 1 ...

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Tomb of Aurangzeb

The resting place of Aurangzeb Alamgir i...

February 6, 2021

Audrey Truschke writes: "Aurangzeb exited this world mor ...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar (shrine) of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 2017.

Indian prime ministers visit the tomb of...

November 25, 2020

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar ...

Sultan-Baybars-Quran-2

The Qur’an of Sultan Baibars II, 1...

November 15, 2020

#1 In 1304 CE, Bahri Mamluk Sultan Rukn al-Din Baibars, ...

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