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The Mughal throne : the saga of India's great emperors by Abraham EralyPublication Date: 2004-02-05
A history of the great Mughal rulers of India, one of the world's greatest empires. In December 1525 Babur, the great grandson of the Mongol conqueror Tamberlaine, crossed the Indus river into the Punjab with a modest army and some cannon. At the battle of Panipat five months later he routed the mammoth army of the Afghan ruler of Hindustan. Mughal rule in India had begun. It was to continue for over three centuries, shaping India for all time. Full of dramatic episodes and colourful detail, THE MUGHAL EMPIRE tells the story of one of the world's great empires.
Aurangzeb : the life and legacy of India's most controversial king by Audrey TruschkePublication Date: 2017-05-16
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. In her lively overview of his life and influence, Audrey Truschke offers a clear-eyed perspective on the public debate over Aurangzeb and makes the case for why his often-maligned legacy deserves to be reassessed. Truschke evaluates Aurangzeb not by modern standards but according to the traditions and values of his own time, painting a picture of Aurangzeb as a complex figure whose relationship to Islam was dynamic, strategic, and sometimes contradictory.
The Baburnama : memoirs of Babur, prince and emperor by Wheeler M. ThackstonPublication Date: 2002-09-10
Both an official chronicle and the highly personal memoir of the emperor Babur (1483-1530), The Baburnama presents a vivid and extraordinarily detailed picture of life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. Babur's honest and intimate chronicle is the first autobiography in Islamic literature, written at a time when there was no historical precedent for a personal narrative--now in a sparkling new translation by Islamic scholar Wheeler Thackston. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes notes, indices, maps, and illustrations.
Islamic tolerance : Amīr Khusraw and pluralism by Alyssa GabbayPublication Date: 2014-08-12
Although pluralism and religious tolerance are most often associated today with Western Enlightenment thinkers, the roots of these ideologies stretch back to non-Western and premodern societies, including many under Muslim rule. This book explores the development of pluralism in Islam in South Asia through the work of the poet, historian and musician Amir Khusraw and sheds new light on how Islam developed its own culture of tolerance.
Holy war : how Vasco da Gama's epic voyages turned the tide in a centuries-old clash of civilizations by Nigel CliffPublication Date: 2011-09-06
Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama'spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam--a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance:Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Galileo'sDaughter, and Atlantic, this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama's voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin, a king of modern-dayKerala, India. Cliff, the author of The Shakespeare Riots, draws uponhis own travels in da Gama's footsteps to add detail, authenticity, and acontemporary perspective.
Essays on Islam and Indian History by Richard M. EatonISBN: 9780195662658
Publication Date: 2003-05-29
Spanning some twenty-five years of research and writing, the essays in this volume fall into two categories: historiography and Indo-Islamic civilization. The former deals with how historians structure and answer the questions they choose to ask of the past, the latter covers case studies of particular historical communities in India.
A Brief History of India by Alain Daniélou; Kenneth F. Hurry (Translator)ISBN: 9780892819232
Publication Date: 2003-02-11
Explores historical occurrences from each major time period starting with the first appearance of man 30,000 years ago. By the internationally recognized Hindu scholar and translator of The Complete Kama Sutra (200,000 copies sold). His selections, synthesis, and narration create a thoroughly engaging and readable journey through time, with a level of detail and comprehensiveness that is truly a marvel.
Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals by Douglas E. StreusandISBN: 9780813391946
Publication Date: 2010-10-05
Islamic Gunpowder Empires provides a comparative examination of Islam's three greatest empires--the Ottomans (centered in what is now Turkey), the Safavids (in modern Iran), and the Mughals (ruling the Indian subcontinent). Author Douglas Streusand explains the origins of the three empires; compares the ideological, institutional, military, and economic contributors to their success; and analyzes the causes of their rise, expansion, and ultimate transformation and decline.
Aurangzeb : the life and legacy of India's most controversial king by Audrey TruschkePublication Date: 2017-05-16
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. In her lively overview of his life and influence, Audrey Truschke offers a clear-eyed perspective on the public debate over Aurangzeb and makes the case for why his often-maligned legacy deserves to be reassessed. Truschke evaluates Aurangzeb not by modern standards but according to the traditions and values of his own time, painting a picture of Aurangzeb as a complex figure whose relationship to Islam was dynamic, strategic, and sometimes contradictory.
The Baburnama : memoirs of Babur, prince and emperor by Wheeler M. ThackstonPublication Date: 2002-09-10
Both an official chronicle and the highly personal memoir of the emperor Babur (1483-1530), The Baburnama presents a vivid and extraordinarily detailed picture of life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. Babur's honest and intimate chronicle is the first autobiography in Islamic literature, written at a time when there was no historical precedent for a personal narrative--now in a sparkling new translation by Islamic scholar Wheeler Thackston. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes notes, indices, maps, and illustrations.
Islamic tolerance : Amīr Khusraw and pluralism by Alyssa GabbayPublication Date: 2014-08-12
Although pluralism and religious tolerance are most often associated today with Western Enlightenment thinkers, the roots of these ideologies stretch back to non-Western and premodern societies, including many under Muslim rule. This book explores the development of pluralism in Islam in South Asia through the work of the poet, historian and musician Amir Khusraw and sheds new light on how Islam developed its own culture of tolerance.
The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 by Richard M. EatonPublication Date: 1993-12-31
Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East India Company rose to political dominance there, Eaton explores these moving frontiers, focusing especially on agrarian growth and religious change.
A Brief History of India by Alain Daniélou; Kenneth F. Hurry (Translator)ISBN: 9780892819232
Publication Date: 2003-02-11
Explores historical occurrences from each major time period starting with the first appearance of man 30,000 years ago. By the internationally recognized Hindu scholar and translator of The Complete Kama Sutra (200,000 copies sold). His selections, synthesis, and narration create a thoroughly engaging and readable journey through time, with a level of detail and comprehensiveness that is truly a marvel.
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