The Taj Mahal image for my talk on Power Behind the Veil, Life in India's Mughal Harems.

Lecture for the Singapore Museums–Power Behind the Veil–Life in the Harems of India’s Mughal Empire

Harem apartments at Agra Fort

Inside the Khas Mahal and the harem apartments at Agra Fort

Power Behind the Veil: Life in the harems of India’s Mughal Empire (1526-1857 A.D.)

In a time when women were hidden away, faceless, and for the most part, voiceless, two women rose to become formidable players in the courts of the Mughal Empire. The bestselling author of the Taj Trilogy, Indu Sundaresan, presents an intimate view into the politics, religions, hierarchy, and structure of the Mughal harem.

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