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Babur

  • From the historical biography: Babur sends an envoy to Delhi for the first time in 1505

    From the historical biography: Babur sends an envoy to Delhi for the first time in 1505

    Aabhas Maldahiyar
    · Aug 11, 2025 · 08:30 am
  • What the misidentification of a mosque in the heart of Delhi says about our approach to heritage

    What the misidentification of a mosque in the heart of Delhi says about our approach to heritage

    Parshati Dutta
    · Jul 21, 2024 · 11:30 am
  • Before Babur reached Hindustan: A new book details his navigation of intricacies and adversities

    Before Babur reached Hindustan: A new book details his navigation of intricacies and adversities

    Aabhas Maldahiyar
    · Mar 01, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari reveals the hilarious ‘truth’ about Mughals

    Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari reveals the hilarious ‘truth’ about Mughals

    Scroll Staff
    · May 13, 2022 · 03:19 pm
  • What the story of Medini Rai, the man who once took on Babur, tells us about biography and history

    What the story of Medini Rai, the man who once took on Babur, tells us about biography and history

    Aparna Kapadia
    · Nov 18, 2019 · 06:30 am
  • Babur in India: An emperor who loved the monsoon breeze but wasn’t impressed by the melons or grapes

    Babur in India: An emperor who loved the monsoon breeze but wasn’t impressed by the melons or grapes

    Girish Shahane
    · Nov 09, 2019 · 07:45 am
  • Babur before India: The journey of a cultured emperor who is among modern India’s most hated figures

    Babur before India: The journey of a cultured emperor who is among modern India’s most hated figures

    Girish Shahane
    · Nov 06, 2019 · 08:30 am
  • Mughal emperor Humayun, on his deathbed, told Babur to respect cows: Rajasthan BJP chief

    Mughal emperor Humayun, on his deathbed, told Babur to respect cows: Rajasthan BJP chief

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 25, 2018 · 10:49 pm
  • Takht-e-Babri, the first Mughal construction in the subcontinent, is grand only in name

    Takht-e-Babri, the first Mughal construction in the subcontinent, is grand only in name

    Haroon Khalid
    · May 26, 2017 · 05:30 pm