Author: Sir Jadunath Sarkar
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Anecdotes of Aurangzib
Author: Sir Jadunath Sarkar
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Anecdotes of Aurangzib
Author: Sir Jadunath Sarkar
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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The Emperor Who Never Was
Author: Supriya Gandhi
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674243919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The definitive biography of the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, whose death at the hands of his younger brother Aurangzeb changed the course of South Asian history. Dara Shukoh was the eldest son of Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Although the Mughals did not practice primogeniture, Dara, a Sufi who studied Hindu thought, was the presumed heir to the throne and prepared himself to be India’s next ruler. In this exquisite narrative biography, the most comprehensive ever written, Supriya Gandhi draws on archival sources to tell the story of the four brothers—Dara, Shuja, Murad, and Aurangzeb—who with their older sister Jahanara Begum clashed during a war of succession. Emerging victorious, Aurangzeb executed his brothers, jailed his father, and became the sixth and last great Mughal. After Aurangzeb’s reign, the Mughal Empire began to disintegrate. Endless battles with rival rulers depleted the royal coffers, until by the end of the seventeenth century Europeans would start gaining a foothold along the edges of the subcontinent. Historians have long wondered whether the Mughal Empire would have crumbled when it did, allowing European traders to seize control of India, if Dara Shukoh had ascended the throne. To many in South Asia, Aurangzeb is the scholastic bigot who imposed a strict form of Islam and alienated his non-Muslim subjects. Dara, by contrast, is mythologized as a poet and mystic. Gandhi’s nuanced biography gives us a more complex and revealing portrait of this Mughal prince than we have ever had.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674243919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The definitive biography of the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, whose death at the hands of his younger brother Aurangzeb changed the course of South Asian history. Dara Shukoh was the eldest son of Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Although the Mughals did not practice primogeniture, Dara, a Sufi who studied Hindu thought, was the presumed heir to the throne and prepared himself to be India’s next ruler. In this exquisite narrative biography, the most comprehensive ever written, Supriya Gandhi draws on archival sources to tell the story of the four brothers—Dara, Shuja, Murad, and Aurangzeb—who with their older sister Jahanara Begum clashed during a war of succession. Emerging victorious, Aurangzeb executed his brothers, jailed his father, and became the sixth and last great Mughal. After Aurangzeb’s reign, the Mughal Empire began to disintegrate. Endless battles with rival rulers depleted the royal coffers, until by the end of the seventeenth century Europeans would start gaining a foothold along the edges of the subcontinent. Historians have long wondered whether the Mughal Empire would have crumbled when it did, allowing European traders to seize control of India, if Dara Shukoh had ascended the throne. To many in South Asia, Aurangzeb is the scholastic bigot who imposed a strict form of Islam and alienated his non-Muslim subjects. Dara, by contrast, is mythologized as a poet and mystic. Gandhi’s nuanced biography gives us a more complex and revealing portrait of this Mughal prince than we have ever had.
Anecdotes of Aurangzib, Translated Into English with Notes and Historical Essays
Author: Sir Jadunath Sarkar
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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History of Aurangzib: The closing years, 1689-1707. 2d ed., rev. and enl. 1952
Author: Sir Jadunath Sarkar
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Chaitanya's Pilgrimages and Teachings, from His Contemporary Bengali Biography, the Chaitanya-charit-amrita: Madhya-lila
Author: Kr̥ṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmi
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Anecdotes of Aurangzib
Author: Sir Jadunath Sarkar
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Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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The Fundamental Unity of India (from Hindu Sources)
Author: Radhakumud Mookerji
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Indian Antiquary
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Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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"At a time when each Society had its own medium of propogation of its researches ... in the form of Transactions, Proceedings, Journals, etc., a need was strongly felt for bringing out a journal devoted exclusively to the study and advancement of Indian culture in all its aspects. [This] encouraged Jas Burgess to launch the 'Indian antiquary' in 1872. The scope ... was in his own words 'as wide as possible' incorporating manners and customs, arts, mythology, feasts, festivals and rites, antiquities and the history of India ... Another laudable aim was to present the readers abstracts of the most recent researches of scholars in India and the West ... 'Indian antiquary' also dealt with local legends, folklore, proverbs, etc. In short 'Indian antiquary' was ... entirely devoted to the study of MAN - the Indian - in all spheres ..."--Introduction to facsimile volumes, published 1985
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Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"At a time when each Society had its own medium of propogation of its researches ... in the form of Transactions, Proceedings, Journals, etc., a need was strongly felt for bringing out a journal devoted exclusively to the study and advancement of Indian culture in all its aspects. [This] encouraged Jas Burgess to launch the 'Indian antiquary' in 1872. The scope ... was in his own words 'as wide as possible' incorporating manners and customs, arts, mythology, feasts, festivals and rites, antiquities and the history of India ... Another laudable aim was to present the readers abstracts of the most recent researches of scholars in India and the West ... 'Indian antiquary' also dealt with local legends, folklore, proverbs, etc. In short 'Indian antiquary' was ... entirely devoted to the study of MAN - the Indian - in all spheres ..."--Introduction to facsimile volumes, published 1985
Transitions History and Civics 7
Author: Anuradha Sud
Publisher: Vikas Publishing House
ISBN: 9325993953
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Transitions brings alive History and Civics for learners and transforms these subjects into an exciting journey. The books strictly follow the guidelines of the Inter State Board for Anglo-Indian Education and the ICSE Board. The series fosters a sense of history in young learners by reconstructing the past and introduces young minds to people and events from the past. It also makes students feel responsible towards their surroundings and fellow beings.
Publisher: Vikas Publishing House
ISBN: 9325993953
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Transitions brings alive History and Civics for learners and transforms these subjects into an exciting journey. The books strictly follow the guidelines of the Inter State Board for Anglo-Indian Education and the ICSE Board. The series fosters a sense of history in young learners by reconstructing the past and introduces young minds to people and events from the past. It also makes students feel responsible towards their surroundings and fellow beings.