What news reports from 1600s tell us about life in Mughal India
Thousands of forgotten news reports are reshaping our understanding of Aurangzeb and the Mughal world.
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"My whole experience of working with the akhbarat has been one big eureka moment after another!"
— Munis D Faruqui , Academic
Key People
Aurangzeb was the Mughal emperor who ruled from 1658 to 1707 and is often debated in Indian history.
Faruqui is a historian who has spent nearly two decades studying Mughal news reports.
Sarkar was a pioneering Indian historian and influential biographer of Aurangzeb.
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Thousands of forgotten news reports are reshaping our understanding of Aurangzeb and the Mughal world.
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