The administration of Aurangzeb’s was completely in his hands . Aurangzeb looked into the minutest details of administration, he read the petitions submitted to him and either wrote orders with his own hand or dictated them. All his officers and ministers of Administration were kept under his strict control and were never allowed to share … Read more

The differences between the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats of India can be summarized as follows : 1. Direction: Western Ghats runs parallel to the western coast in a north-south direction from the Tapi River to Kanayakumari. But Eastern Ghats runs in a north-east to south-west direction parallel to the eastern coast from Orissa to … Read more

The Great Indian Desert (also Thar Desert, Rajasthan plains) extends through the Jaisalmer, Bikanir, Jodhpur, Barmer districts of India and Khairpur, Bahawalpur districts of Pakistan. The area of the Great Indian Desert is more than two lakh square kilometers. Located to the south-west of north Indian plain and to the west of Aravalli Mountain the region is … Read more

There are four main divisions of Himalayan Mountain Ranges which are separated from one another by the gorges of rivers which pass through them. 1. The Punjab Himalayas: The section between the Indus and the Satlej is known as the Punjab Himalayas. It is also called Jammu-Kashmir and Himachal Himalaya because most of this section … Read more

The chain of Himalayan Mountain Range The chain of Himalayan mountain ranges stretches on the northern borders of India in an east-west direction. These mountain ranges run for about 2,400 kilometers from the Indus River in the west of the Brahmaputra River in the east. The average width of the Himalayas is 160 to 400 … Read more

The Mughal paintings during the Mughal period of Akbar holds special importance. Akbar loved painting. Early Muslim painters confined themselves to the painting of inanimate objects, like trees, mountains, rivers and so forth. The next step was to take to the drawing of birds and animals and then finally to human portraiture. The art of Central Asia … Read more

Mehr-un-nisa, later known as Nur Jahan (also Nur Jehan, Noor Jahan), was the Mughal empress of India and chief wife of Jahangir. She was the daughter of Ghiyas Beg, who was in service of Emperor Akbar. Mehr-un-nisa is a persian name and its meaning is “Sun of Womanhood”. Mehr-un-nisa was peerless in beauty and unrivaled … Read more

The administration of Jahangir was a fairly successful.  Jahangir allowed to the administrative system of Akbar to remain practically untouched. He issued a proclamation of policy in twelve celebrated regulations: He ordered the building of sarais, mosques and wells along the roads. He prohibited the opening of merchants’ bales without their knowledge and permission. Government officers were … Read more

Prince Salim, later known as Jahangir, was a child of many prayers. His full name at the time of his birth was Nuruddin Muhammad Salim. Akbar, who had lost all the children of his early youth, ardently desired an heir who should live to inherit his vast empire. He prayed to God, besought the blessings … Read more

Introduction Uneven population distribution is characterized by massive difference in the density of population across various geographical locations. There is extremely high density of population at some places such as Delhi, Mumbai, etc. Whereas, the state of Arunachal Pradesh has very low population density. Hence, there is uneven distribution of population in India. Density of … Read more