''Empire of the Moghul'' is a series of historical fiction novels written by Alex Rutherford (the pen name for Diana and Michael Preston). The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the

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''The Empire'' is an Indian television adaptation of the books created by Nikkhil Advani for Disney+ Hotstar. The first season of the series adapts first volume of the novel series and stars

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Drashti Dhami Drashti Khemka Dhami (born 10 January 1985) is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is one of the most popular Hindi television actresses having worked in several successful shows like ''Dill Mill Gayye'', ''Geet'', ''Madhubala'', '' Ek T ...

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among others. The first season debuted on August 27, 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar and Hotstar globally.

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Empire of the Moghul Website
Historical novels Books about the Mughal Empire Mughal Empire in fiction Cultural depictions of Akbar Cultural depictions of Jahangir Cultural depictions of Shah Jahan Cultural depictions of Aurangzeb History books about the 16th century