In the early 16th century, a warrior prince named Babur marched east from central Asia, conquering huge areas of land ... Mughal Empire. At this time the empire covered the Punjab and a small area ...

Nur Jahan was the only female ruler in the Mughal dynasty Empress Nur Jahan was the most powerful woman in 17th Century India. She played an unprecedented role in running the vast Mughal empire.

At the age of 53, Gulbadan Begum - daughter of Babur, founder of the Mughal empire - and 11 women from ... She would make the journey back to Kabul, the land of her childhood, as a married woman ...