A Brief History of the Great Moghuls (Brief Histories)
Publisher: Constable and Robinson
Published: May 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781841195339
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; India; History: World
Description: "Bamber Gascoigne's classic book tells of the most fascinating period of Indian history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the country was ruled by the extraordinarily talented dynasty of emperors known to European travellers as 'the Great Moghuls', for their almost limitless power and incomparable wealth. Here is a unique picture of the way of life of India's most flamboyant rulers - their sublime palaces, their passions, art, science and religion, and their sophisticated system of administration that stabilized the greater part of India and was later adopted by the British"--Back cover.