Traditional dots on the face on the day of wedding. I am not sure what it represents will look into it! I want this for my wedding!
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Mughal lanterns
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the traditional mehndi *henna*
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Chandramukhi
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Mughal Jewelry: A Feast for the Eyes
When it came to precious stones and gold, those Mughals went big or went home.
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Mastani(died 1740) was the wife of Peshwa Baji Rao I (1699–1740), an Indian general and prime minister to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Shahuji. She is said to have been one of the most beautiful women in the history of India.
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Jahangir Tomb (by Junaid Hussain)
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In love with haath phools… Or at least I think that’s what they are called!
History's Best Dressed: A Mughally Good Time: Film and Lit
1) Read about the amazing story of Nur Jahan in Indu Sundaresan’s Twentieth Wife, which ends with the marriage of Jahangir and Mehrunissa. Then follow up with the sequel, The Feast of Roses, which tells the story of what happens after the marriage. I’ve read them and they are a…
The Disputing Physicians (or Philosophers) by Miskina
From the Khamsa of Nizami, f. 23b
Painting on paper
© British Library Or. 12,208
1593-95
who cares jel mughal,prekrasna je ^^
Darya-e Noor or “Sea of Light” diamond, a crown jewel of Iran.
In 1738, Nader Shah invaded India. His military prowess and numerous successes on the battlefield forced the Mughal king, Mohammad Shah, to beg for his mercy. Nader Shah withdrew, but not without depleting the Mughal treasury of its most precious jewels, including Darya-e Noor. The loot and booty seized from India was so rich that Nader Shah held off on taxation for three years after his return to Iran.
One of the largest diamonds in the world, Darya-e Noor is currently on view at the Central Bank of Tehran. Let’s go.
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Who was Umrao Jaan?
Many people may like to believe that Umraojaan existed for real, but to this date there is a controversy on whether such a courtesan existed in the 19th century, as depicted in Umra-O-Jaan-E-Ada, a novel written in 1904 by Mirza Mohammed Hadi Ruswa.
Says writer Javed Siddiqui, who wrote Muzaffar Ali’s 1981 Umrao Jaan, ”There have always been two opinions. I believe she never existed in this world. If she existed where is her grave? No one knows till this date. The book of Ruswa became so famous and an Urdu literature classic that everyone thought that Umrao Jaan is a real character, but it is not true.”
Born in 1857, Ruswa was a teacher, poet and an author and wrote only five novels in his lifetime. This novel is the story of Ameeran, a girl from a lower middle class family. She is kidnapped as a child and ends up a nautch girl, rechristened as Umrao Jaan.
The only work of his that enjoyed acclaim after this was the novel Sharif Zada. Ruswa eventually moved out of Lucknow and settled down in Hyderabad before he passed away in 1931.
Amaresh Misra, author Lucknow: Fire of Grace believes Umrao Jaan really existed.
“Ruswa met Umrao in 1882 when she was reduced to penury,” says Misra. ”She was living as a destitute and she told her life story to him.”
In his opinion, Umrao Jaan left Lucknow for Bhairach district in 1858 after Lucknow fell to Britishers, and moved back only much later in life, at an old age.
Amaresh is convinced Umrao was real because he feels there is historic evidence backing him.
“The character of dacoit Fazal Ali existed and he was killed in 1856. He was from Gonda and people of Gonda fought against Britishers in 1857 during the revolt because they killed their leader. This fact is recorded in history.”
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