Aurangzeb Alamgir Aurangzeb had proved himself a capable commander and administrator as a prince. He was certainly a more successful military strategist and practical statesman than his brothers who contended against him for the throne gave him success against all of them. Aurangzeb, the third son of Shah Jahan, was born on 21 October 1618, … Read more
Nooruddin Jahangir Jahangir was the son of the many prayers. Akbar wanted an heir to succeed him, he not only prayed to God but also begged for the blessings of saints to own a son. All previous children of the emperor had died in their infancy, ultimately, a son was born in August 1569, and … Read more
Jalaluddin Akbar Akbar, the Great was one of the foremost eminent rulers of Indian history. He was one of the 2 greatest and after all the foremost controversial personalities together with Aurangzeb. Both are variously held responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire. Akbar came to the throne in 1556 after the sudden death … Read more
Al-Behruni Al-Behruni was born in September 5, 973 in Khwarezm. His first twenty-five years were spent in Khwarezm where he studied fiqh, theology, grammar, mathematics, astronomy, medics, and other sciences. The end of the 10th century was the age of social unrest in the Islamic World. Thus in 995, he left for Bukhara, and in … Read more
Mahmood Ghaznavi Mahmood Gaznavi was born in 971AD, in khurasan. Mahmood Ghazni was the son of Abu Mansur Sabuktigin, who was a Turkish slave soldier of the Samanid ruler. In 994 Mahmood joined his father in the conquest of Ghazni for the Samanid ruler, it was a time of instability for the Samanid Empire. In … Read more
Muhammad Bin Qasim Muhammad bin Qasim was born around 695 AD. He belonged to the Saqqafi tribe; which had originated from Taif in Arabia. He grew up in the care of his mother; he soon became a great asset to his uncle Muhammad Ibn Yusuf, the governor of Yemen. His judgment, potential, and skills left … Read more
Sumundara Gupta Samudragupta (reigned 335-380) was the second ruler of the Gupta Dynasty, who ushered in the Golden Age in India. He was a benevolent ruler, an excellent warrior, and a patron of the arts. Samudragupta, son of Chandragupta I, was perhaps the greatest king of the Gupta dynasty. He took the Gupta dynasty from … Read more
Kanishka Kanishka was the king of the Kushana Empire in South Asia. Kanishka is considered to be one of the foremost significant rulers of the Kushan Kingdom, a part that included the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly regions north of Kashmir in central Asia. He was famous for his military, political, … Read more
Ashoka Ashoka also called Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from CA. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India’s greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after some military conquests. His empire stretched from the Hindu Kush Mountains mountains … Read more