A Journey To Discover Life

   Shah Jahan's quarters flanked on either side by identical bungalows for Jahanara and Roshanara. Background: The Timurid Dynasty, better (and wrongly) known as the Mughal Empire, ruled the Subcontinent from 1526 C.E. till the time the British East India Company successfully captured Delhi from Bahadur Shah II in 1857 C.E. (The size of the empire obviously varied). Hence, a large part of medieval Indian history revolves around the characters of this dynasty. Due to the extensive amount of contemporary records right from Babur, the founder of the empire, writing his own memoirs in “ Babar Nama ” to the accounts of court poets like Abu Talim and the extensive details of Abul Fazl, one has a clear idea about the functioning of the Timurid empire as well as the Harem involving the royal ladies of the dynasty. Almost nothing is left to the imagination when it comes to the lives of the first six and most famous and successful Timurid emperors, namely Babar, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir...

  Chhatrasal Singh Hada of Bundi (1632 to 1658) Rao Raja Chhatrasal Singh Hada Introduction Raja Chhatrasal Hada, who is referred to in books often as Chattar Sal or Satr Sal, was the crown prince of Bundi when his grandfather, Rao Ratan Singh, enjoyed the highest Mansaab under Jehangir’s reign. Rao Ratan Singh, for his contribution to the wars and services to protect the interests of Emperor Jehangir, was given the honorary title of “Sarbuland Rai”. He also actively helped Shah Jahan during his rebellion against the emperor because of Nur Jahan's petticoat government. After his death, his second son, Madho Singh, was the rightful heir, but he nominated his grandson Chattarsal instead because he was the grandson of his first son, Gopinath, who died in an imperial war. The Rao Raja ascended the throne of Bundi at a ‘young’ age, as mentioned in the Shahjahan Nama. His date of birth remains unknown. His uncles were granted the Jagirs of Kota and Palaita, while he was accepted as the k...