The sixth place among the largest mosques in the world is the architectural and religious complex of Imam Reza’s mausoleum.

and Delhi by the Timurid Dynasty. She explored the artistic and literary masterpieces that India once possessed but has since lost due to plunder and raids by Persians, Marathas, Jats and the ...

I had read about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, not least because of my deep interest in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his successors; some historians say that this dynasty founded much of the ...

The monument’s front showcases a blue dome inspired by the tomb of Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire. Below the dome is a relief wall that chronicles Uzbekistan’s 3,000-year history, featuring ...

Amir Temur and members of the Timurid dynasty, as well as representatives of the clergy and their family members, lived here. Our ancestors chained the doors of their chambers to protect their women ...

This Timurid-era manuscript, penned in Naskh Arabic script, features vibrant Ming dynasty-era pages in shades of blue, turquoise, pink, and gold. Its gold-illuminated calligraphy and intricate Safavid ...

The ancient festival of Nowruz is celebrated in over 10 countries, including Afghanistan, as a symbol of nature’s renewal. It ...

The Mughal Empire, which flourished during the Indian subcontinent from the early 16th to the mid-19th century, saw the ...

A multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th ...

Dynasty rankings are always a snapshot in time, but maybe never more than right now. From the end of the Super Bowl to the start of free agency it feels like a stable time when very little should ...