Painting, the emperor 'Alamgir with a halo, standing facing left, holding a long straight-bladed sword. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1700

  • niktemadur@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 days ago

    conducting wars… which though ultimately successful were won at enormous cost and weakened the empire irrevocably.

    Good spot right here to drop the term Pyrrhic Victory.