The Glory of the Mughal Empire

[Aepsilons]

While the Europe were advancing in sciene and technology, much of mughal was indulged in making building inmemories of his wife or other buildings... Heard this on geo

Mughal Technology.

Fathullah Shirazi (1582), a Persian-Indian polymath and mechanical engineer who worked for Akbar the Great in the Mughal Empire, invented the autocannon, the earliest multi-shot gun. As opposed to the polybolos and repeating crossbows used earlier in ancient Greece and China, respectively, Shirazi's rapid-firing gun had multiple gun barrels that fired hand cannons loaded with gunpowder. The first prefabricated homes and movable structures were invented in 16th century Mughal India by Akbar the Great. These structures were reported by Arif Qandahari in 1579.Tipu Sultan of Mysore (1783-1799), the Nawab in the south of India, an experimenter with war rockets, invents iron-cased and metal-cylinder rocket artillery. He successfully uses them against British East India Company forces during Anglo-Mysore Wars.

Considered one of the most remarkable feats in metallurgy, the seamless globe and celestial globe were invented in Kashmir by Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman in 998 AH (1589-90 CE), and twenty other such globes were later produced in Lahore and Kashmir during the Mughal Empire. Before they were rediscovered in the 1980s, it was believed by modern metallurgists to be technically impossible to produce metal globes without any seams, even with modern technology.



Mughal Astronomy,Mughal Technology

 

[Foot12]

I am so happy that we ended it, although its wrong to go back on a promise.
I find the idea of monarchy in a democracy very odd. no offense @Nihonjin1051

I don't even understand why the Mughals should be treated differently compared to other Indian Dynasties and Indian
royal families.

 

[atatwolf]

Shah Jahan (the one who is wearing the Turkic moon and crescent)

Mughal Technology.

Fathullah Shirazi (1582), a Persian-Indian polymath and mechanical engineer who worked for Akbar the Great in the Mughal Empire, invented the autocannon, the earliest multi-shot gun. As opposed to the polybolos and repeating crossbows used earlier in ancient Greece and China, respectively, Shirazi's rapid-firing gun had multiple gun barrels that fired hand cannons loaded with gunpowder. The first prefabricated homes and movable structures were invented in 16th century Mughal India by Akbar the Great. These structures were reported by Arif Qandahari in 1579.Tipu Sultan of Mysore (1783-1799), the Nawab in the south of India, an experimenter with war rockets, invents iron-cased and metal-cylinder rocket artillery. He successfully uses them against British East India Company forces during Anglo-Mysore Wars.

Considered one of the most remarkable feats in metallurgy, the seamless globe and celestial globe were invented in Kashmir by Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman in 998 AH (1589-90 CE), and twenty other such globes were later produced in Lahore and Kashmir during the Mughal Empire. Before they were rediscovered in the 1980s, it was believed by modern metallurgists to be technically impossible to produce metal globes without any seams, even with modern technology.



Mughal Astronomy,Mughal Technology

I recommend you read this good book:
Amazon.com: Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals (Essays in World History) (9780813313597): Douglas E. Streusand: Books

The Mughals, Safavids and Ottomans having three things in common. All are from Turkic stock, they are muslim and are the first to refine the art of gunpowder war.

 

[WishLivePak]

Not necessarily so. There were many advances in Science under the auspices of Mughal Emperors...! They contributed much to understanding in the field of zoology:

Jahangir was a naturalist as well; he was not only a known birdwatcher or ornithologist but a keen observer of plants and animals as well. Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (Memoirs of Jahangir) has his recorded observations. Even until the mid-nineteenth century zoologists were unaware of the gestation period of elephants but Jahangir on the other hand had accurately estimated the gestation period of elephants to be 18 to 19 months in the early-seventeenth century itself. He gave the details of the pairing of sarus cranes and detailed descriptions of many Indian birds such as the hawk-cuckoo and animals such as the polecat. Once he was presented with a Don of high-altitude trees on the plains. Once he conducted an experiment to show that the soil in Mahmudabad was healthier than in Ahmedabad (both in Gujarat). It was due to the efforts of Dr. Salim Ali that these contributions of Jahangir were rediscovered.

Reference: Wikipedia

Right, zoology.

While Europe was discovering the 'new world.'

Mughal empire did have good things, but European empires trump them in sciene and technology by very large.

 

[Aepsilons]

Mughals ruled right uptil the southern tip of India pretty much. Moreover after the fall of the mughals , it was other muslim dynasties of the south like Tipu Sultan (mysore dynasty) and THEIR tributaries etc., nizam of hyderabad etc. who emerged as rulers

@Nihonjin1051

Thank you for the historical information, @mughal arslan shah mirza !

 

[mughal arslan shah mirza]

Each country is unique in its own destiny @hinduguy . For me, I have a considerable awe for many kingdoms, and empires that ruled most of South Asia. In particular is my fascination for the Mughal Empire, especially its contributions to arts, and science. It was during the reign of Jahangir that the concept of gestation period , which was noted in regards to elephants. For me, there is beauty , even if only as symbol of the state, of the monarchy. It provides a link to a nation's once Imperial and Glorious past.

Great post. Mughals had one of the biggest national economies of the WORLD. Also mughal rule extended over all of sub-continent ,pretty much every inch of it. Moreover, after Aurangzeb's death , in many parts of the south like in Hyderabad and Mysore, different muslim nawabs emerged which had 'mughals' in their imperial administraion. People here are trying to bring mughal empire down without knowing the true picture lol

 

[Aepsilons]

Shah Jahan (the one who is wearing the Turkic moon and crescent)

I recommend you read this good book:
Amazon.com: Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals (Essays in World History) (9780813313597): Douglas E. Streusand: Books

The Mughals, Safavids and Ottomans having three things in common. All are from Turkic stock, they are muslim and are the first to refine the art of gunpowder war.

Ah, the son of Jahangir the Great !

 

[Contrarian]

This is rather shameful, going back on their oath of promise. At the very least , descedents of the Moghul Empire should be given a privy purse, considering all kings in India once gave obeisance and tribute to them.

Why?
The privy purse was promised to those Kings and their spouses, not their descendants. Its like pension, you give pension to the person who retires, you don't keep paying the pension to their children and then grandchildren do you.

And the Kings and their progeny got to keep their private lands. Many erstwhile royal families are quite rich because they have those private lands and they developed them. Only those families that squandered away their property became poor.

 

[WishLivePak]

The Renaissance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

When I take history about Europe, I read about sciene, technology and so many other things.

Take course about mughal, learn about poetry, artichitect

Majority speaking.

 

[atatwolf]

Ah, the son of Jahangir the Great !

I recommend you read this book about the three great Turkic empires.

Amazon.com: Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals (Essays in World History) (9780813313597): Douglas E. Streusand: Books

It is hard to imagine but in our time all the land between Europe and China was ruled by Turkic dynasties.

 

[Aepsilons]

Great post. Mughals had one of the biggest national economies of the WORLD. Also mughal rule extended over all of sub-continent ,pretty much every inch of it. Moreover, after Aurangzeb's death , in many parts of the south like in Hyderabad and Mysore, different muslim nawabs emerged which had 'mughals' in their imperial administraion. People here are trying to bring mughal empire down without knowing the true picture lol

Jahangir is also a revolutionary leader if we were to study his life. He was very open to the hinduism and buddhism practiced in the subcontinent. He was even credited to welcome christians to the subcontinent. One can credit his almost spiritualism for this acceptance of the many religions , ethnicities, and races that were part of the Empire.

 

[WishLivePak]

Shah Jahan (the one who is wearing the Turkic moon and crescent)

I recommend you read this good book:
Amazon.com: Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals (Essays in World History) (9780813313597): Douglas E. Streusand: Books

The Mughals, Safavids and Ottomans having three things in common. All are from Turkic stock, they are muslim and are the first to refine the art of gunpowder war.

Why in history pocs the faces expression look so fake? head being tilted etc

 

[atatwolf]

Ottomans, today's Turks still exist.

Safavids, today's Azeri Turks still exist

Unfortunately Mughals are totally whiped out. Only legacy they left is Muslim population in India. Pakistani also have to thank us for being muslim today

 

[livingdead]

You seem to hold a high opinion of our last Emperor, surprisingly.

your last emperor? he was emperor of delhi...
i dont have any opinion, just stated he was indian (or delhite to be more accurate) and it makes more sense that he is buried in the land he spent most of his life. nobody knows him in yangoon.

 

[ranjeet]

mughals on lion and safavids on a goat?(or is it dog?)
where are iranians... they will go mad if they see this.

that's the only thing you found amusing in the pic??