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May I ask what kind of study did you do on the Mughals? What stands out the most for you? Fun fact: They called themselves "Gurkhaniye" and not "Mughals". It w
by FlyingSnake 5mo ago
May I ask what kind of study did you do on the Mughals? What stands out the most for you?
Fun fact: They called themselves "Gurkhaniye" and not "Mughals". It was a term mostly popularized by rivals like Marathas (which is also an exonym)
- keiferski 5mo agoI mostly read a lot about Akbar, who was a fascinating figure. His “official biography” is really well written, as is his whole concept for creating a new religion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbarnama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbarnama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Din-i_Ilahi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Din-i_Ilahi
- kranner 5mo agoThe Gurkaniyan thing was true for Babur but I don’t think it was the case for later Mughals. The poet Ghalib, who was the emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar’s contemporary, considered himself a descendant of the aristocracy and referred to himself as a “Mughal baccha” in a well-known quote (sourced from his letters, I believe).