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The Story of India - The Meeting of Two Oceans (2007)
Directed by Michael Wood
Overview
The fifth episode of the story of India takes us to the time of the Renaissance in Europe, when India was the richest, most populous civilization in the world. We visit the desert cities of Rajasthan and travel among the fabulous Mughal cities of Delhi, Agra and Fatepur Sikri. At the Taj Mahal—just voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World by 100 million voters worldwide—Wood demolishes an old myth about the Taj and offers a startling new theory about its construction. Exploring the legacy of the Mughal empire that stretched across today’s political borders Michael Wood tells the tale of the early Mughals, starting with the redoubtable Babur, founder of the dynasty, and his grandson Akbar the Great, “one of the very greatest figures in history”, a Muslim king who tried to make India a multi racial and multi-religious state.
Rated PG | Length 55 minutes