mughals

Historical Note 1671 is a year that is enshrined in the memory of Assam, for it is the year in which Lachit Borphukan and his army defeated the might Mughal war machine at Saraighat. The battle and Lachit’s leadership proved a turning point in the war between the Mughals and Ahoms as it...

Hemu was a Hindu merchant who rose in wealth and power during the days of the Sur Empire, eventually becoming a general. In the turmoil that ensued in the 1550s, with said empire gradually tearing itself apart and the Mughals reasserting their presence in northern India, Hemu captured Delhi in...

The Sur Empire was a short lived state in northern India that lasted less than two decades, from 1538 to 1556. It was founded by Sher Shah Suri, a talented general and statesman who overthrew the second Mughal emperor, Humayun, and established an empire that stretched from Bengal to the Punjab...

As the title states. India remains largely united and the Mughal Emperors and do not crumble and lose to the Marathas and Persians. One thing I am certain is that the EIC would not actually try to conquer Bengal if it belongs to one state. But there are still some questionable scenarios... 1...

This is a very hard thing to do, but let's say that Bahadur Shah Zafar rejects the Sepoys and aids the British to putting the Sepoys down. Let's say for the sake of the thread, Zafar manages to hold Delhi in a siege using his personal troops and the small British detachment in the city for as...

I'm quite aware that this is a very, very tall order. By the mid 18th century the glory days of Akbar and his successors were a distant memory. The Marathas were expanding in the south after decades of costly war, Delhi was sacked by Nader Shah in 1739 and the British would soon take over...

Let's say the Safavids remain a Sufi order instead of becoming a temporal power which would develop into an empire? How does Persia develop without the Safavids? Who unifies Persia instead of the Safavids? How far could the Ottomans penetrate in Persia? Could we see Babur ITTL form an alt-Mughal...

As the title says, how far does the Mughals can realistically expand at it's highest, assuming everything goes well for them and under competent leadership? Do you think the Mughal Empire can expanded themselves bigger than OTL or that's as far as they go in their holdings? The pictures below...

From what I know, the Mughals inherited many political and economic structures from the previous dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate. I understand the Mughals may have not considered themselves ruler of just the lands of the Delhi Sultanate, but from I what remember at one point the Delhi Sultanate...

Historically, Babur, first emperor of the Mughal Empire (or the Gurkani) considered invading India but instead opted for an invasion of Persia, setting up the stage for the Mughal Empire, which ruled Persia from the 16th Century onwards, but what if he had invaded India instead? Could he have...

In your opinion, do you think that it might have been plausible to have had a female Sikh Guru? Which POD (which can includie one of OTL's male Gurus being born as a female instead) might have had the greatest chance of bringing about this outcome- whose place would the female Guru take? And if...

What if Dara Shikoh, instead of Aurangzeb, became emperor?

Is there a way to have the Maurya survive long enough to fight both the invading Mughals and the Europeans?

So, what if Bahadur Shah II, last mughal emperor, had come to the conclusion that pissing off the british would be a bad idea, and instead decides to either ignore or fight against the sepoy mutiny of 1857? What are the effects on India? With the mughals still nominally in charge, would the BEIC...

As we all know, the Mughal Empire, under Emperor Aurangzeb practically unified India during the late 17th century with Aurangzeb's successor as Emperor of the Mughal Empire Bahadur Shah I strengthened the Mughal Empire and helped solidify it's grip over India, helping the Mughal/Indian Empire...

How can India, with a POD as late as possible, stay a monarchy under the British King/Queen and Emperor/Empress of India. Why didn't India after its independence become a Commonwealth Realm? Wouldn't it be much prestigious for both India and the British Monarchy if India was ruled by a...