{"product_id":"emperors-of-the-peacock-throne-the-saga-of-the-great-mughals","title":"Emperors of the Peacock Throne - The Saga of the Great Mughals","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Abraham Eraly\u003cbr\u003e: 0\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 555\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0141001437\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive biography of the great Mughals, the author reclaims the right to set down history as a chronicle of flesh-and-blood people.  Bringing to his task of objectivity of a scholar and the high imagination of a master story-teller, he recreates the lives of Babur, the intrepid pioneer; the dreamer Hamayun; Akbar, the greatest and most enigmatic of the Mughals; the aesthetes Jehangir and Shah Jahan; and the dour and determined Aurangzeb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn December 1525, Zahir-ud-din Babur, descended from Chengiz Khan and Timur Lenk, crossed the Indus river into the Punjab with a modest army and some cannon.  At Panipat, five months later, he fought the most important battle of his life and routed the mammoth army of Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, the Afghan ruler of Hindustan.  Mughal rule in India had begun.  It was to continue for over three centuries, shaping India for all time.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEDIA COMMENTS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book marks the return of the narrative in historical writing.  Eraly weaves together accounts of the people and politics of the empire and explodes myths about controversial emperors like Babur and Aurangzeb.  A valuable contribution.                                                                            - Outlook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEraly writes with the ease of a fiction writer and succeeds in making all the historical characters come alive. He truly impresses when the narrative assumes a sense of passion, helping to recapture the glory and grandeur of this illustrative period of Indian history.                                                                            - The Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsistently readable.  Eraly's writing is vigorous, supple and undogmatic.                                                                             - Indian Review of Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER ONE: The Mughal Advent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a King on a Chessboard\u003cbr\u003eIf Fame Be Mine\u003cbr\u003eBlack Fell the Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TWO: The Struggle for Survival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dreamer Cometh\u003cbr\u003eThe Feast Is Over\u003cbr\u003eWhat is to Be Done?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER THREE: The Afghan Interlude\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMan of Destiny \u003cbr\u003ePeaceable Kingdom\u003cbr\u003eFiery End\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FOUR: The Mughal Restoration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumayun in Exile\u003cbr\u003eThe Reluctant Boy King\u003cbr\u003eBehind the Veil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FIVE: The Empire Takes Hold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarth Hunger\u003cbr\u003eInvincible Emperor\u003cbr\u003ePerson and Persona\u003cbr\u003eIlliterate Savant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER SIX: An Experiment in Synthesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Mind Is Not at Ease\u003cbr\u003eReason, Not Tradition\u003cbr\u003eAllahu Akbar\u003cbr\u003eTyranny is Unlawful\u003cbr\u003eThe Long Farewell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN: The Middle Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis Father’s Son\u003cbr\u003eScientist Emperor\u003cbr\u003eSons and Rebels\u003cbr\u003eAnother Son, Another Rebel\u003cbr\u003eLight of the World\u003cbr\u003eAn English Aristocrat in the Mughal Cour\u003cbr\u003eThe Coup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT: The Paradise on Earth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Man Behind the Mask\u003cbr\u003ePyrrhic Victories\u003cbr\u003eYa Takht, Ya Tabut\u003cbr\u003eFor the Sake of the True Faith\u003cbr\u003eDara’s Last Stand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER NINE: Over the Top\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGod’s Elected Custodian\u003cbr\u003eFear the Sighs of the Oppressed\u003cbr\u003eBorn to Trouble Others\u003cbr\u003eThe More One Drinks\u003cbr\u003eNow That the Shadows Fall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TEN: The Maratha Nemesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaratha Beginnings\u003cbr\u003eEnter Shivaji\u003cbr\u003eLord of the Umbrella\u003cbr\u003eKirti Rupen\u003cbr\u003eMaratha Collapse\u003cbr\u003eRafizi-kush\u003cbr\u003eMaratha Eruption\u003cbr\u003eOf the Future There Is No Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncidental Data\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Abraham Eraly \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153546604912,"sku":"6295","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/6295.jpg?v=1793910997","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/emperors-of-the-peacock-throne-the-saga-of-the-great-mughals","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}