History Channel Documentaries

Warrior Empire - The Mughals (2006x7)

: 12, 2006

a/k/a Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India WARRIOR EMPIRE: THE MUGHALS is a sweeping in-depth portrait of India's most colorful violent and majestic era. From 1526 to 1858 this dynasty of nomadic warriors indulged their appetite for territorial expansion spreading their rule throughout the Indian subcontinent. Though they conquered their kingdom with crushing brutality the Mughals were also brilliant technological innovators and masters of art and architecture. This program offers lush detailed images of Mughal accomplishments such as the glorious Taj Mahal palaces forts water systems elaborate gardens and richly crafted artwork. Step-by-step scientific recreations of advanced Mughal metallurgy and weaponry show the meticulous production of chain mail armor for a battalion of elephants lethally flexible composite bows rocketry and swordsmith techniques passed down through the generations and still alive today. Join us for an enthralling history of the inventive warfare material excess architectural marvels and cultural flowering that shaped modern India. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection They paired military prowess and rapacity with a discerning eye for beauty and appreciation of culture. In three centuries, the nomadic Mughals created a vast empire that dominated South Asia, covering most of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. WARRIOR EMPIRE rides with the Mughal forces, showing how they revolutionized warfare with such innovations as composite bows, matchlock guns, rocketry, chain mail, and cannons. Masters of intimidation, they deployed war elephants to demoralize their opponents, while skilled archers on horseback formed the core of devastating strike forces. But the Mughals also built some of the most enduring architecture in South Asia, including palaces, forts, water systems, gardens, and the Taj Mahal--a tomb that took 22 years to construct. Join us for a sweeping history of the military ambition, innovative weapons and strategies