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The poor king’s tomb: The octagonal mausoleum of Muhammad Shah Sayid.

A fine example of Indo-Islamic architecture that found roots during the reign of the Delhi Sultanate.

Pathans, they build like giants and finish like goldsmiths.

To historian James Fergusson, Sher Shah Sur's monuments reinforced an age old saying

Was the emperor Humayun murdered?

The red tower where the second Gurkani emperor Humayun met his end.

Honouring the brave.

A war memorial that records the names of soldiers who fought in the world wars

Outpost of a vanishing world.

Discovered by ornithologist Peter Jackson, a miniature heaven for birds.

Lodi Gardens.

A 90 acres natural paradise popular for its lush greenery and historical attractions

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Wars of Humayun.

A list of battles of the second Gurkani emperor Humayun.

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How the Bengal army came to be an army of robust Sepoys.

Delving into the fascination of populating the Bengal army with impressive Prussian type native Sepoys.

John Murray and his photo of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore.

One of the earliest photos of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore, British India.