Emperors of the Peacock Throne: The Saga of the Great Moghuls - Softcover

Eraly, Abraham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141001437 ISBN 13: 9780141001432

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2001

Synopsis

When Zahir, the great-grandson of the Mongol conqueror Tamerlane, crossed the Indus river into the Punjab in 1525 with a modest army and some cannon, and then defeated the huge army of the Afghan ruler of Hindustan, Mughal rule in India had begun. It would continue for over three centuries, until 1857, and decisively shape India for all time. It is a colourful and dramatic story, full of incident and extraordinary characters: Zahir himself, the intrepid pioneer; Akbar, the greatest and most enigmatic of the Mughals; the aesthetes Jenhangir and his son Shah Jehan, who built the Taj Mahal; and the dour but determined Aurangzeb.

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About the Author

Abraham Eraly, who was born in Kerala, has taught Indian history in Madras and the United States. He is the author of Gem in the Lotus: The Seeding of Indian Civilisation. He lives in Madras.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0141001437
• ISBN 13: 9780141001432
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 555