Inside the opulent, decadent world of the Mughal emperors The
Mughal emperors were larger-than-life figures, men written on a
supra-human scale who exercised absolute power. The three centuries
of their rule, as laid out in Eraly's previous volume, THE MUGHAL
THRONE, mark one of the most crucial and fascinating periods of
Indian history. Here, he looks beyond the story of the empires rise
and fall - an exotic growth that was transplanted to India from
Islamic Persia - to bring the world of the Mughal ruler and Hindu
subject vividly into focus. Blending contemporary sources and
detailed description he introduces an India full of strangeness and
contrast: of sacred harems and suttee rites, of brutal war and
cultural and artistic refinement, of staggering opulence, deviant
indulgences and abject poverty. From bizarre religious cults to the
Mughal fondness for formal gardening, from murderous female bandits
to the sex lives of the nobles, almost every angle of life is
examined making this a comprehensive and absorbing introduction to
India's last Golden Age.
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