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*The Great Moghuls*
The Great Moghuls
Genre	History
Developed by	Ecosse Films
Presented by	Bamber Gascoigne
Composers	Tim Souster; Shanti Sharma
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Nicholas Barton
Producer	Douglas Rae
Running time	180 min. (Six 30 min. episodes)
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	2 February –; 9 March 1990

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The Great Moghuls is a 1990 Channel 4 documentary series covering the dramatic story of the rise of the Moghul Empire (1526–1857) of India. Over six generations, from father to son, the Great Moghuls captured, consolidated and profoundly influenced control of the sub-continent of India. The six-part series was written and presented by Bamber Gascoigne based upon his 1971 book of the same name. It was produced and directed by Douglas Rae and filmed on location in India.

Description

The Great Moghuls is a six-part series of half-hour films devoted to the lives of the most important Mughal emperors, beginning with the founder of the dynasty, Babur (reigned 1526–1530) and ending with Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707). The second Mughal ruler, Humayun (r. 1530–1556), does not have his own film, but his successor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) gets two. The series' script was written by Bamber Gascoigne. Gascoigne based the series on his book The Great Moghuls (NY: Harper & Row, 1971).

Episodes

1. "Babur"

Through the Khyber Pass in 1526 came the founder of the great Moghul Empire, Babur. He rode around with a small band of followers seizing villages and cattle. By the time he came into India, he had built up a sizeable army and had firearms which helped him to win battles that enabled him to crown himself Emperor of India.

2. "Humayun"

In Akbar's great palace city at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra we discover how a Great Moghul lived. Also examined are Akbar's first contacts with Europeans and his obsession with religion.

3. "The Young Akbar"

When the second Emperor Humayun died suddenly, his thirteen-year-old son was crowned Emperor. He was called Akbar, meaning "Great". He would grow up to amply deserve the name, for he was the greatest of the Great Moghuls.

4. "Aurangzeb"

Aurangzeb murdered two brothers to inherit the throne and imprisoned his father. He greatly extended the Moghul Empire, but Sikh resistance to his attempts to impose Islam hastened his decline.

5. "Jahangir"

The stability of the previous reign continues, and Jahangir (r. 1605–1627) — more the aesthete and less the man of action than his father—is the right person to enjoy it. Meanwhile, drama is provided by the rivalries which surround the emperor, especially between his wife and son.

6. "Shah Jahan"

Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) was something of an enigma. After murdering several relatives to secure the throne for himself, he built the world's most famous monument to love, the Taj Mahal.

Availability

The series was made available on six VHS videocassettes or DVD (ca. 30 min. each; sd., col.; 1/2 in; Falls Church, VA : Landmark Media).

References

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-'''''The Great Moghuls''''' (1990) is a [[Channel Four Television]] documentary series covering the dramatic story of the rise of the [[Moghul Empire]] (1526-1857) of [[India]]. Over six generations, from father to son, the Great Moghuls captured, consolidated and profoundly influenced control of the vast sub-continent of India. The six-part series was written and presented by [[Bamber Gascoigne]] based upon his 1971 book of the same name. It produced and directed by [[Douglas Rae]] and filmed in India.
+'''''The Great Moghuls''''' is a 1990 [[Channel 4]] documentary series covering the dramatic story of the rise of the [[Moghul Empire]] (1526–1857) of India. Over six generations, from father to son, the Great Moghuls captured, consolidated and profoundly influenced control of the sub-continent of India. The six-part series was written and presented by [[Bamber Gascoigne]] based upon his 1971 book of the same name. It was produced and directed by [[Douglas Rae (producer)|Douglas Rae]] and filmed on location in India.
 ==Description==
-''The Great Moghuls'' is six-part series of half-hour films devoted to the most important of the Mughal emperors, starting with the founder of the dynasty, [[Babur]] (reigned 1526-1530) and ending with [[Aurangzeb]] (r. 1658-1707). The second Mughal ruler, [[Humayun]] (r. 1530-1556), does not have his own film, but his successor [[Akbar]] (1556-1605) gets two. The carefully researched series has excellent photography and a script by the urbane narrator and television personality Bamber Gascoigne. Gascoigne also wrote an accompanying book for the series: ''The Great Moghuls'' (NY: Harper & Row, 1971), which he had actually completed almost 20 years before.
+''The Great Moghuls'' is a six-part series of half-hour films devoted to the lives of the most important Mughal emperors, beginning with the founder of the dynasty, [[Babur]] (reigned 1526–1530) and ending with [[Aurangzeb]] (r. 1658–1707). The second Mughal ruler, [[Humayun]] (r. 1530–1556), does not have his own film, but his successor [[Akbar]] (r. 1556–1605) gets two. The series' script was written by Bamber Gascoigne. Gascoigne based the series on his book ''The Great Moghuls'' (NY: Harper & Row, 1971).
 ==Episodes==
-===1. “Babur”===
+===1. "Babur"===
 Through the [[Khyber Pass]] in 1526 came the founder of the great Moghul Empire, Babur. He rode around with a small band of followers seizing villages and cattle. By the time he came into India, he had built up a sizeable army and had firearms which helped him to win battles that enabled him to crown himself [[Emperor of India]].
-=== 2. “Akbar”===
+=== 2. "Humayun"===
-In Akbar's great palace city at [[Fatehpur Sikri]] near [[Agra]] we discover how a Great Moghul lived. Also, Akbar's first contacts with Europeans, and his obsession with religion.
+In Akbar's great palace city at [[Fatehpur Sikri]] near [[Agra]] we discover how a Great Moghul lived. Also examined are Akbar's first contacts with Europeans and his obsession with religion.
-===3. “The Young Akbar”===
-When the second Emperor Humayun died suddenly, his thirteen year old son was crowned Emperor. He was called Akbar, meaning "Great". He would grow up to amply deserve the name, for he was the greatest of the Great Moghuls.
-===4. “Aurangzeb”===
+===3. "The Young Akbar"===
+When the second Emperor Humayun died suddenly, his thirteen-year-old son was crowned Emperor. He was called Akbar, meaning "Great". He would grow up to amply deserve the name, for he was the greatest of the Great Moghuls.
-Aurangzeb murdered two brothers to inherit the throne and imprisoned his father. He greatly extended the Moghul Empire, but [[Hindu]] resistance to his attempts to impose Islam hastened his decline.
-===5. “Jahangir”===
+===4. "Aurangzeb"===
-The stability of the previous reign continues, and [[ Jahangir]] -- more the aesthete and less the man of action than his father -- is the right person to enjoy it. Meanwhile drama is provided by the rivalries which surround the emperor, especially between his wife and son.
+Aurangzeb murdered two brothers to inherit the throne and imprisoned his father. He greatly extended the Moghul Empire, but [[Sikh]] resistance to his attempts to impose Islam hastened his decline.
-===6. “Shah Jahan”===
-[[Shah Jahan]] was something of an enigma. After murdering several relatives to secure the throne for himself, he built the world's most famous monument to love, the [[Taj Mahal]].
+===5. "Jahangir"===
+The stability of the previous reign continues, and [[Jahangir]] (r. 1605–1627) — more the aesthete and less the man of action than his father—is the right person to enjoy it. Meanwhile, drama is provided by the rivalries which surround the emperor, especially between his wife and son.
+===6. "Shah Jahan"===
+[[Shah Jahan]] (r. 1628–1658) was something of an enigma. After murdering several relatives to secure the throne for himself, he built the world's most famous monument to love, the [[Taj Mahal]].
 ==Availability==
-The series was made available on six VHS videocassettes (ca. 30 min. each; sd., col.; 1/2 in;  Falls Church, VA : Landmark Films) which are still available in some libraries. Apparently there has never been a DVD release.
+The series was made available on six VHS videocassettes or DVD (ca. 30 min. each; sd., col.; 1/2 in;  Falls Church, VA : Landmark Media).
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