This body of water, bordered by India to the north, Sri Lanka to the east, and the Maldives to the southwest, lies along India's western coast.

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• What is the Indian Ocean?
• What is the Arabian Sea?
• What is the Bay of Bengal?

This Mughal empress, born Mehr-un-Nissa, was the twentieth and most powerful wife of Emperor Jahangir and effectively wielded imperial authority, issuing coins and farmans in her own name.

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This fine muslin fabric, historically woven in the Bengal region around Dhaka, was so gossamer-thin that it was described by Mughal chroniclers as 'woven air' and 'running water,' and was virtually lost as a craft by the 19th century.

• What is Banarasi silk?
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• What is Patola silk?
• What is Dhaka muslin (or Woven Air muslin)?