Parvez Mahmood on the history and lore surrounding the fearless Rani Roopmati and her lover Baz Bahadur

Parvez Mahmood on the life of Emperor Shah Alam II - arguably the most unfortunate of the Mughal Emperors

Parvez Mahmood on the rise of Dost Muhammad Khan - from impulsive, violent youth to founder of the Bhopal state

Parvez Mahmood tells the fascinating tale of Begum Samru, whose military skills, diplomatic acumen and personal charms kept an Empire...

Parvez Mahmood reflects on the journey of Punjabi from the language of mystical ecstasy to being shunned in Pakistani Punjab

Parvez Mahmood traces the journey of Nawab Amir Khan of Tonk from plunderer to potentate

Parvez Mahmood writes about Princess Krishna Kumari: a tale of conflict and disempowerment of women - a far cry from...

Parvez Mahmood tells the story of Golconda d’or and two heists: once by Nader Shah’s armies, then by modern burglars

Parvez Mahmood on the last conflict where the Mughal Empire was able to impose terms on European powers

Parvez Mahmood on the effects of the British arrival in Bengal - which redefined the very notion of looting

In the fourth instalment of the series, Parvez Mahmood describes Ahmed Shah Abdali's bloody struggle for plunder and supremacy in...

In the third of a four-part series, Parvez Mahmood writes about what might be the biggest armed robbery in human...

In the second of a four-part series, Parvez Mahmood looks at the invasion by Emir Timur, a self-proclaimed Scourge of...

In the first of a four-part series, Parvez Mahmood focuses on the raids of Mahmud of Ghazni

Parvez Mahmood tells the tale of a real, ill-fated Rajput princess at the court of Alauddin Khilji

Parvez Mahmood describes his life in transition from the crowded inner city to an elite cadet school

Parvez Mahmood describes his life in transition from the crowded inner city to an elite cadet school

Parvez Mahmood traces the origins of a feud between Sikhs and Muslims in Punjab

Parvez Mahmood takes a trip to orange country in Griffith, Australia

Parvez Mahmood writes about his mother: a tale of the struggle and triumph of a generation uprooted by Partition

Justice Salahuddin Mirza (retd.) recounts his memories of the 1965 Indo-Pak war, as narrated to Parvez Mahmood

Parvez Mahmood takes us back in time to a journey with the Mughal court

The movement of the imperial court was a massive affair. Parvez Mahood describes how emperors toured the land

Parvez Mahmood tells the dreadful tale of Prince Khusrau and his doomed rebellion

Parvez Mahmood was on sentry duty while the country became engulfed in a horrific conflict in 1971

Parvez Mahmood on Begum Hazrat Mahal, who declared undying war on the British Empire