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Indian people of Iranian descent

  • AkbarOn the 15th of October 1542, Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar drew his first breath inside the Rajput Fortress of Amarkot. His parents had fled westward after…
  • Asaf-ud-DaulaOn the 28th of January 1775, Shuja-ud-Daula died and left his son Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula to inherit a throne that was far from secure.
  • AurangzebAurangzeb was born in the town of Dahod on the 3rd of November 1618. His father Shah Jahan belonged to the Timurid dynasty, a lineage tracing back to Emir…
  • Hamida Banu BegumHamida Banu Begum entered the world in 1527 within a family of Persian descent. Her father Shaikh Ali Akbar Jami served as a preceptor to Prince Hindal…
  • Dara ShikohOn the 20th of March 1615, a son was born to Prince Shahib-ud-din Muhammad Khurram and his second wife Mumtaz Mahal in Ajmer, Rajasthan.