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News1806/12/2025

Humayun's Surprising Hindu Astrology & Navagraha Attire Revealed

  • Mughal Emperor Humayun, son of Babur, had a deep interest in Hindu astrology and astronomy.
  • Humayun wore clothes daily according to the colors associated with the Hindu Navagraha (nine planets).
  • The Humayun Museum in Delhi preserves instruments and evidence of his astrological and astronomical practices.
  • He commissioned sophisticated astronomical instruments, including astrolabes and celestial globes, and established a factory for their production.
  • Humayun used observations of planetary positions to determine his and his court's daily activities.

Why It Matters: Humayun's Hindu astrology interest challenges Mughal orthodoxy.

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