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Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth

By Audrey Truschke

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Random House India
Year
2017
ISBN
978-0-670-08981-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1850647 bytes)
Edition
Hardcover
Pages
189\144
Topic
History
Time added
2019-08-16 14:53:38
AurangzebHistoryIndiaMughal

Description

Aurangzeb Alamgir (r. 1658–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, is widely reviled in India today. Hindu hater, murderer and religious zealot are just a handful of the modern caricatures of this maligned ruler. While many continue to accept the storyline peddled by colonial-era thinkers—that Aurangzeb, a Muslim, was a Hindu-loathing bigot—there is an untold side to him as a man who strove to be a just, worthy Indian king. In this bold and captivating biography, Audrey Truschke enters the public debate with a fresh look at the controversial Mughal emperor.

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