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The Mughal Harem is a book by historian K.S. Lal published in 1988. It is an important study on the history and nature of the Mughal
Mughal era

The Mughal era






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The Mughal Harem is a book by historian K.S. Lal published in 1988. It is an important study on the history and nature of the Mughal
Mughal era

The Mughal era is the historic period of the Mughal Empire in India, it ran from the early sixteenth century, to a point in the early eighteenth century when the Mughal Emperors' power had dwindled....
 Harem
Harem

Harem refers to the sphere of women in a usually polygyny household and their quarters which is enclosed and forbidden to men. It originated in the Near East and came to the Western world via the Ottoman Empire....
. (ISBN 81-85179-03-4)

The book is a study on the Mughal Harem of medieval India. K.S. Lal writes about many obscure topics like the role of the Eunuchs and drugs like opium
Opium

Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex released by lacerating the immature seed pods of Opium poppy . It contains up to 12% morphine, an opiate alkaloid, which is most frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade....
 in the Mughal Harem.

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