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    Help required. I am looking to puchase a copy of Irfan Habib's 'An Atlas of the Mughal Empire'. I am unable to locate a copy to purchase & the ones available online are highly expensive. Could I purchase a copy from an Indian website or is there a PDF copy available? Thank You.

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  2. "Aah gar mun baaz beenum rooye yaar khawesh raa. Taa qiaamat shookr goyam kirdgaar e khawesh raa". "If only I can see thy face once again, just one glance. I shall spend the rest of this life praising God in gratidude till doomsday". Poem inscribed on the cenotaph of Anarkali.

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  3. On this day in history (3rd Feb, 1451), Mehmed II accends the Ottoman throne for the 2nd time. He would go on to conquer Constantinople at the age of 21. 569 yıl önce bugün (3 Şubat 1451) II. Fatih Mehmed, ikinci kez tahta geçti. We pay our respects to this exemplar monarch.

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  4. 15/16th century talismanic shirt from northern India, containing the entire text of the Qur'an! The Mughal Emperor/commanders would wear the shirt under their armour during campaigns. Such shirts were believed to be imbued with protective powers. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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  5. On this day (27th Jan, 1556), Emperor Humayun died shortly after reestablishing Timurid - Mughal rule over North India. Whilst descending from his library the Emperor stumbled from its stairs (24th Jan) whilst trying to honour the call to prayer by kneeling.

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  6. Prince Dara Shikoh portrayed as a royal ascetic, Mughal India, circa 1640-55. Unlike the typical portrait of a Mughal Prince, this portrait is remarkable for depicting Dara with a bare torso & lungi, in an ascetic pose that has yogic associations, a pose known as gomukhasana.

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  7. On this day in history (Jan 22, 1666), aged 74, Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor passed away before the commencement of dawn at the Agra fort. "O God! Make my condition good in this world & the next, & save me from the torments of hell-fire". - Shah Jahan

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  8. "The falsification of history is dangerous.This is not history (Tanhaji), I am quite aware of what history was. I dont think there was a concept of India, perhaps till the British gave it one". - Saif Ali Khan Insert : India in the year 1526.

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  9. A 300-year-old manuscript of the Quran, inscribed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. The manuscript has lavish golden insets & consists of sheets of paper handcrafted from rice & natural materials & inlaid with ruby, lapis lazuli and garnet.

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  10. The Safa Masjid in Ponda taluka (Goa), was built in 1560 by Ibrahim Adilshah of Bijapur. Adjacent to the mosque is a well constructed masonry tank with small chambers with ‘meharab’ design.

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  11. Have you ever requested for leave? Here is Shah Jahan's court calligrapher, Abdul Rashid's request for leave in the year 1640. The text mentions the calligrapher's old age & weakness after 17 years of imperial service. The author pleads for forgiveness for past errors.

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  12. On this day (14th Jan, 1761), Ahmed Shah Abdali's forces defeat the Marathas at the 3rd battle of Panipat. "Providence made use of Ahmed Shah Durani, to humble the unbecoming arrogance & pride of the Marathas, for in the eyes of God, pride is criminal". - Pandit Kasai Rai.

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  13. A Mughal Jade Pendant, an Amulet (Haldili), inscribed with the ʾĀyat al-Kursī (Throne Verse, the 255th verse of the 2nd Surah, Al-Baqara, of the Qur'an), and the year 1006 AH (1597-98 AD).

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  14. On this day in history (5th January, 1592), Prince Khurrum, the future Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born at Lahore. Shah Jahan was the 3rd son of Jahangir born to his Rajput wife, Jagat Gosain of Marwar. His reign would mark what some consider as the last Golden age of India.

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  15. "I will serve & love Hindustan (Mughal Empire), as my beloved. For only a lover is prepared to sacrifice his life or take a life for his beloved. If I have to take a life for Hindustan I will. If I have to sacrifice my own life for Hindustan, I will". Shah Jahan, a traddition.

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  16. During Bajiroa Peshwa's daring dash towards Delhi in 1737, in a letter he explicitly mentions the plunder of Hindu pilgrims by the Marathas. The pilgrims were gathered at a temple celebrating a festival in honour of Goddess Bhavani, ironicaly a diety whom Shivaji venerated.

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  17. The Takht E Baburi or the throne of Babur. The historical throne is located in the town of Kallar Kahar, Chakwal District, Pakistan. The throne which was cut of stone was used by Babur whilst addressing his soldiers during his fifth and final invasion of Hindustan.

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  18. We express our solidarity with Professor Irfan Habib & condemn the atrocious behaviour of the Hindutva class & Arif Muhammad. The Hindutva regime fear academics for the pillars of Hindutvaism are built on fabrication of history.

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  19. 222 years ago, the last great Mughal era poet Mirza Ghalib was born on 27/Dec/1797. āshiqī sabr-talab aur tamannā betāb. Dil kā kyā rañg karūñ ḳhūn-e-jigar hote tak "Love has a need for patience, desires are a strain. As long as my ache persists, how shall my heart sustain".

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  20. lā fatā ʾillā ʿAlī; lā sayf ʾillā Ḏū l-Fiqār. "There is no hero like Ali; There is no sword like Zulfiqar" - A Mughal Zulfiqar sword, possibly owned by Shah Jahan.

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  21. One of two known Kublai Khan passports reading : "I am the emissary of the Khan. If you defy me, you die". Tanınmış iki Kublai Khan'dan birinin pasaportunda yazar : "Ben Han'ın elçisiyim. Bana meydan okursan ölürsün".

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