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JaipurOn the 18th of November 1727, a new city rose from the dusty plains of Rajasthan, not by accident of nature, but by the precise calculation of a visionary…
Red FortOn the 12th of May 1639, Emperor Shah Jahan made a decision that would alter the geography of power in India, ordering the construction of a fortress that…
Humayun's TombIn 1558, a grieving widow in Delhi made a promise that would alter the skyline of India forever. Empress Bega Begum, the first wife and chief consort of the…
Agra FortIn 1530, a young prince named Humayun stood within the crumbling walls of a brick fortress to be crowned emperor, unaware that this site would become the…
Fatehpur SikriFatehpur Sikri was a metropolis of over 100,000 souls that was completely abandoned within a single generation, leaving behind a ghost town that would remain…
Taj MahalOn the 17th of June 1631, the Mughal Empire lost its most cherished empress when Mumtaz Mahal died giving birth to their fourteenth child, Gauhara Begum.