The Glory of the Mughal Empire
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hey can you post a pic with a towel on head... you do look like him though..
Younger picture of Babur for comparison
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Meh :p
Maybe the interior is better?
Thanks for your honestly unlike others
The Taj is also one of the Modern architectural marvels of India. It is also the most popular. The reason for its popularity are several ranging from colonial intrigue, that it was well preserved to the fact that its right beside Delhi.
The sad part is that because of continuing emphasis, the older marvels of India have been relegated to the side. This will change very soon with Governments finally giving attention to these aspects.
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My first mission is to subjugate the Indian and Pakistani subforum@atatwolf
The jury is currently compiling data to decide
The results are in : You DO have Babur-like tendencies
We should rejoice in the emperor's nameand throw a party in his and your honour
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Eyes, facial hair and skin tone is the same but your nose and skull shape is differentI think i look more like Babur..!
LOL! Skin tone and eyes, i think....
Actually we almost have the same eyes. People told me I looked Japanese when I was a toddler. Now I look more Central Asian than Anatolian to most people.
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bangladeshis feel unloved..My first mission is to subjugate the Indian and Pakistani subforum
Life and Art in the Mughal Court
Paintings tell us something of what the interiors of Mughal buildings looked like. They were usually of either pink sandstone or, especially in Shah Jahan's reign, white marble. Open pillared halls were preferred to enclosed rooms so that as much air as possible could circulate in the hot weather. Textile hangings and screens decorated the palace walls, providing privacy within the open halls and shade or warmth in the hot or cool seasons. The hangings often had designs on them similar to those of the stone walls themselves: a large flowering plant was the most popular motif in the seventeenth century, and can be found on many objects, from large textiles to exquisite jade or silver cups.
Furnishings inside the palace were very different to European furniture. Indians prefer to sit on the floor rather than on chairs, and the floor was usually covered with a thin embroidered floorspread in summer, or a pile carpet in winter.
Cushions would also be provided to lean against, and another cloth spread on the floor at mealtimes. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many Indian rulers started to imitate European fashions and took to sitting on European-style chairs, but this was not found at the Mughal court except in the case of thrones.
Costume is a fascinating theme to explore, and styles can be traced through the paintings and jewellery on show, as well as the actual garments. A basic difference between Mughal and European dress is that men wore long gowns, as well as decorated sashes, pearl necklaces and jewelled turban ornaments. Relatively few women are shown in paintings because of the Muslim tradition of keeping women apart from public life, but their costume of a long, often transparent, gown worn over tight trousers is remarkably similar to the men's.
Turban ornament, India or Pakistan, early 18th century, set with rubies, emeralds, pale beryls and diamonds.
Paintings tell us something of what the interiors of Mughal buildings looked like. They were usually of either pink sandstone or, especially in Shah Jahan's reign, white marble. Open pillared halls were preferred to enclosed rooms so that as much air as possible could circulate in the hot weather. Textile hangings and screens decorated the palace walls, providing privacy within the open halls and shade or warmth in the hot or cool seasons. The hangings often had designs on them similar to those of the stone walls themselves: a large flowering plant was the most popular motif in the seventeenth century, and can be found on many objects, from large textiles to exquisite jade or silver cups.
Furnishings inside the palace were very different to European furniture. Indians prefer to sit on the floor rather than on chairs, and the floor was usually covered with a thin embroidered floorspread in summer, or a pile carpet in winter.
Cushions would also be provided to lean against, and another cloth spread on the floor at mealtimes. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many Indian rulers started to imitate European fashions and took to sitting on European-style chairs, but this was not found at the Mughal court except in the case of thrones.
Costume is a fascinating theme to explore, and styles can be traced through the paintings and jewellery on show, as well as the actual garments. A basic difference between Mughal and European dress is that men wore long gowns, as well as decorated sashes, pearl necklaces and jewelled turban ornaments. Relatively few women are shown in paintings because of the Muslim tradition of keeping women apart from public life, but their costume of a long, often transparent, gown worn over tight trousers is remarkably similar to the men's.
Turban ornament, India or Pakistan, early 18th century, set with rubies, emeralds, pale beryls and diamonds.
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Another intersting factor about the Mughals is that on the Western front, they were figthing against the Safavid empire. Most of the fights took place over who will control parts of Afghanistan. They fought many wars in what is today eastern afghanistan especially Kandahar area.
Another intersting factor about the Mughals is that on the Western front, they were figthing against the Safavid empire. Most of the fights took place over who will control parts of Afghanistan. They fought many wars in what is today eastern afghanistan especially Kandahar area.
Eyes, facial hair and skin tone is the same but your nose and skull shape is different
Actually we almost have the same eyes. People told me I looked Japanese when I was a todler. Now I look more Central Asian than Anatolian to most people.
I also have Ainu blood in me, through my mother's side. So, definitely have some altaic in these bones...LOL!
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An extremely rare portrait of jehangir holding a grenade
Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir, the 4th Mughal Emperor.
Shah ʿAbbas I receiving Khan ʿÁlam, ambassador from Jahángír in 1617
Delhi always belonged to the Musalman and in the future a Musulman will once again occupy Lal Qila.
There are many dynasties but there are few Imperial dynasties.
You are welcome....as long as Lal Quila is occupied by Indian Muslim...no worries....we will enjoy....
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