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Michael Wood: The Story of India

Michael Wood

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Michael Wood: The Story of India: Episode 5: The Meeting of Two Oceans

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Factual: History

Michael charts the coming of Islam and one of the great ages of civilisation, the Mughals.

The documentary series about the history of India charts the coming of Islam and one of the greatest ages of world civilisation: the Mughals.

Michael Wood charts the coming of Islam to the subcontinent and one of the greatest ages of world civilisation: the Mughals. Michael visits Sufi shrines in Old Delhi, desert fortresses in Rajasthan and the cities of Lahore and Agra, where he offers a new theory on the design of the Taj Mahal. He also looks at the life of Akbar, a Muslim emperor who decreed that no single religion could hold the ultimate truth. But Akbar's dream of unity ended in civil war and waiting in the wings to pick up the spoils were the British.

The Meeting of Two Oceans

BBC 2

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Factual: Travel

Michael Wood traces the incredible richness and diversity of the Indian subcontinent.

Michael Wood journeys through the Indian subcontinent, tracing the incredible richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes.

Episode 5

Episode 5: The Meeting of Two Oceans

BBC Two - Michael Wood: The Story of India, The Meeting of Two Oceans

Documentary series about the history of India.

The documentary series about the history of India charts the coming of Islam to the subcontinent and one of the greatest ages of world civilisation: the Mughals. Michael Wood visits Sufi shrines in Old Delhi, desert fortresses in Rajasthan and the cities of Lahore and Agra, where he offers a new theory on the design of the Taj Mahal. He also looks at the life of Akbar, a Muslim emperor who decreed that no one religion could hold the ultimate truth, but whose dream of unity ended in civil war.

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Michael Wood: The Story of India

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