The Mughal throne
Subtitle: the saga of India's great emperors
By: Abraham Eraly
Contributors: Eraly, Abraham.
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 555
ISBN-13: 9780753817582
Subjects: Mogul Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.; India -- History -- 1526-1765.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This paperback edition published in 2004 by Phoenix, an imprint of Orion books Ltd. Originally published by Penguin books India in 1997 and revised edition in 2000 under the title Emperors of the Peacock Throne: The Saga of the Great Mughals." - T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [540-546]) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Mughal advent.; title: Like a king on a chessboard; title: "If fame be mine"; title: Black fell the day; title: The struggle for survival.; title: The dreamer cometh; title: "The feast is over"; title: "What is to be done?"; title: The Afghan interlude.; title: Man of destiny; title: Peaceable kingdom; title: Fiery end; title: The Mughal restoration.; title: Humayun in exile; title: The reluctant boy king; title: Behind the veil; title: The empire takes hold.; title: Earth hunger; title: Invisible emperor; title: Illiterate savant; title: An experiment in synthesis.; title: "My mind is not at ease"; title: "Reason, not tradition"; title: Allahu Akbar!; title: Tyranny is unlawful; title: The long farewell; title: The Middle Empire.; title: His father's son; title: Scientist emperor; title: Sons and rebels; title: Another son, another rebel; title: Light of the world; title: An English aristocrat in the Mughal court; title: The coup; title: The paradise on earth.; title: The man behind the mask; title: Pyrrhic victories; title: "Ya Takht, Ya Tabut!"; title: "For the sake of the true faith"; title: Dara's last stand; title: Over the top.; title: God's elected custodian; title: "Fear the sighs of the oppressed"; title: Born to trouble others; title: "The more one drinks"; title: "Now that the shadows fall"; title: The Maratha nemesis.; title: Maratha beginnings; title: Enter Shivaji; title: Lord of the umbrella; title: Kirti Rupen; title: Maratha collapse; title: Rafizi-kush; title: Maratha irruption; title: "Of the future there is no hope"; title: Epilogue; title: Incidental data