TEHRAN - Nestled in the breathtaking landscapes of Kalat county in Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, Qasr-e Khorshid, ...

The Timur Ruby, weighing some 361 carats, is named after Timur. Irregularly shaped, it bears the etched names of five ...

In the 14th century, Alauddin Khalji seized the Kohinoor from the Kakatiya dynasty. During the battle ... Later, Iranian ruler Nader Shah acquired the diamond after defeating the Mughal Emperor.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The Third Battle of Panipat, fought on January 14, 1761, was a defining clash between the Marathas led by Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali, marking one of the largest and ...

Another symbol of the declining Mughal empire lies in the Golden Mosque, where Persian emperor Nader Shah ordered the plunder of Delhi in 1793. Next to it, a Sikh shrine memorializes where one of ...

first by Nadir Shah and later by Ahmad Shah Abdali. These invasions devastated the city, forcing its residents to seek alternative places to survive. Later, as the Mughal Empire declined ...