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Tﾄ）-i 'Izzat
The ''Tﾄ）-i 'Izzat'' ("Crown of Power and Glory") was a particular type of Mughal Empire headdress, characteristic of the court of Humayun (1508窶1556), son and successor of Babur, and invented by Humayun himself. The headdress was created by Humayun in 1532 (939 AH), two years after his first accession as Mughal Emperor. The ''Tﾄ）-i 'Izzat'' was discontinued early in the reign of his son Akbar I. In creating the ''Tﾄ）-i 'Izzat'', it is thought that Humayun probably tried to emulate and rival the Persian '' Taj-i Haydari'', created by the Safavids as a symbol of their Sufi organization. The creation of the ''Tﾄ）-i 'Izzat'' may have been a reaction to Babur's allegiance to the Safavids, and part of Humayun's attempt to create a spiritual system that could rival that of the Safavids. File:Contemporary portrait of Humayun (painted in Kabul, in 1550-55) Enhanced.jpg, Contemporary life-time portrait of Humayun, painted in Kabul, in 1550-55 File:Humayun attendants, with Tﾄ）-i 'I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humayun Portrait
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 窶 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (), was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to his death in 1556. At the time of his death, the Mughal Empire spanned almost one million square kilometers. On 26 December 1530, Humayun succeeded his father Babur to the throne of Delhi as ruler of the Mughal territories in the Indian subcontinent. Humayun was an inexperienced ruler when he came to power at the age of 22. His half-brother Kamran Mirza inherited Kabul and Kandahar, the northernmost parts of their father's empire; the two half-brothers became bitter rivals. Early in his reign, Humayun lost his entire empire to Sher Shah Suri but regained it 15 years later with Safavid aid. His return from Persia was accompanied by a large retinue of Persian noblemen, signaling an important change in Mug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of present-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan Plateau in South India.. Quote: "The realm so defined and governed was a vast territory of some , ranging from the frontier with Central Asia in northern Afghanistan to the northern uplands of the Deccan plateau, and from the Indus basin on the west to the Assamese highlands in the east." The Mughal Empire is conventionally said to have been founded in 1526 by Babur, a Tribal chief, chieftain from what is today Uzbekistan, who employed aid from the neighboring Safavid Iran, Safavid and Ottoman Empires Quote: "Babur then adroitly gave the Ottomans his promise not to attack them in return for their military aid, which he received in the form of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humayun
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 窶 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (), was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to his death in 1556. At the time of his death, the Mughal Empire spanned almost one million square kilometers. On 26 December 1530, Humayun succeeded his father Babur to the throne of Delhi as ruler of the Mughal territories in the Indian subcontinent. Humayun was an inexperienced ruler when he came to power at the age of 22. His half-brother Kamran Mirza inherited Kabul and Kandahar, the northernmost parts of their father's empire; the two half-brothers became bitter rivals. Early in his reign, Humayun lost his entire empire to Sher Shah Suri but regained it 15 years later with Safavid aid. His return from Persia was accompanied by a large retinue of Persian noblemen, signaling an important change in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babur
Babur (; 14 February 148326 December 1530; born Zahﾄｫr ud-Dﾄｫn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively. He was also given the posthumous name of ''Firdaws Makani'' ('Dwelling in Paradise'). Born in Andijan in the Fergana Valley (now in Uzbekistan), Babur was the eldest son of Umar Shaikh Mirza II (1456窶1494, Timurid governor of Fergana from 1469 to 1494) and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur (1336窶1405). Babur ascended the throne of Fergana in its capital Akhsikath in 1494 at the age of twelve and faced rebellion. He conquered Samarkand two years later, only to lose Fergana soon after. In his attempt to reconquer Fergana, he lost control of Samarkand. In 1501, his attempt to recapture both the regions failed when the Uzbek prince Muhammad Shaybani defeated him and founded the Khanate of Bukhara. In 1504, he conquered Kabul, which was un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taj-i Haydari
The ''Taj-i Haydari'' (, "Haydar's Crown"), was a type of headdress introduced circa 1501-1502 during the early stages of the Safavid dynasty in Iran, when the future Shah Ismail captured Tabriz. The headdress consisted in a cap with a tall red projection, often wrapped in a white turban around its base. The tall red projection has 12 sides, in memory of the twelve Shiite imams (a symbol of Twelver Shi'ism), and may be complemented by a red plume in the center. The headdress was originally invented by, and named after Shaykh Haydar (1456-1488), father of Ismail I, founder of the Safavid dynasty. According to a legend, Haydar saw the new headdress in a dream. The ''Taj-i Haydari'' became a rallying sign for the new dynasty, and is also a chronological marker for artistic works of the period. The ''Taj-i Haydari'' is the reason why the partisans of the Safavids were called " Qizil bash" ("Red head") by the Turks. This headgear differed from the ''Turkman taqiya'', which consisted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akbar I
Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, 窶 ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperors, Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in the Indian subcontinent. He is generally considered one of the greatest emperors in Indian history and led a successful campaign to unify the various kingdoms of ''Hindﾅｫstﾄ］'' or Names for India#Historical definitions of a Greater India, India proper. Quote: "Akbar, The greatest Mughal emperor of India." Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include much of the Indian subcontinent through Mughal military, political, cultural, and economic dominance. To unify the vast Mughal state, Akbar established a centralised system of administration and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy. To preserve peace and order in a religiously and culturall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
