The Yamuna Expressway to the Taj Mahal. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The HistorianFocus: Mughal History212 km · about 201 min · 33 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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New Delhi, Delhi
The Gandhi Statue at Parliament
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New Delhi, Delhi
The Early Years of Babur Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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New Delhi, Delhi
The Early Years of Babur Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Noida, Uttar Pradesh
The Early Years of Babur Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Delhi's Early Mughal Foundations
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Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Humayun’s Exile and Return Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Humayun’s Exile and Return Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Humayun’s Exile and Return Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
The Rise and Fall of Greater Noida's Cricket Ground
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Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Mughal Administrative Structure
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Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
The Rise and Fall of Buddh International Circuit
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Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
The Dhanauri Wetlands Dispute
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Jewar, Uttar Pradesh
The Mughal Military Machine
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Jewar, Uttar Pradesh
The Bhati Rajput Heritage of Rabupura
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Jewar, Uttar Pradesh
Ecological Pressures at Jewar Airport
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Khair, Uttar Pradesh
Persian Influence on Mughal Art
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
Mathura's Centuries of Imperial Conflict
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
Akbar's Imperial Vision at Sikri Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
Akbar's Imperial Vision at Sikri Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
Akbar's Imperial Vision at Sikri Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
The Architecture of Mughal Gardens Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
The Architecture of Mughal Gardens Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
The Architecture of Mughal Gardens Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Mat, Uttar Pradesh
Sher Shah Suri's Road Reforms
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Mahavan, Uttar Pradesh
Shah Jahan's Architectural Obsession
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Mahavan, Uttar Pradesh
The Yamuna River's Mughal Significance
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Mahavan, Uttar Pradesh
The Rediscovery of Gokul
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Mahavan, Uttar Pradesh
The Opulence of the Peacock Throne
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Etmadpur, Uttar Pradesh
Engineering the Taj Mahal
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Etmadpur, Uttar Pradesh
Nur Jahan's Political Influence
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Etmadpur, Uttar Pradesh
The Artisans of Mughal Agra
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Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Jahangir's Scientific and Artistic Pursuits
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Agra, Uttar Pradesh
The Fragmentation of Mughal Power
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.