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BAAGI SULTAN (REBEL SULTANS HINDI)
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Author :MANU S PILLAI
TRANSLATED BY DHEERAJ KUMAR AGRAWAL
ISBN:9789389648539
Imprint: Westland
Language- Hindi
Binding:Paperback
In 1707 when Emperor Aurangzeb went to his grave, the Mughal empire
began to crack into a hundred fractured pieces. It was the lure of the
Deccan that drained this conqueror ’s energies, putting him on a course
of collision with his most threatening adversaries. After all, the Deccan
was a land that inspired wonder. Its treasures were legendary, and its
kings magnificent. It was a horizon of rousing adventure, attracting
talent from beyond oceans. A traveller here could encounter bands of
European snipers, available for military hire, or forbidding fortresses
where African nobles scaled the heights of power. Diamonds and pearls
lay heaped in the Deccan’s bazaars, while in its courts thrived Persians
and Marathas, Portuguese and Georgians, presiding over a world of
drama and betrayal. A thousand fortunes were made in the Deccan,
drawing the formidable envy of generations of Mughal emperors.
In Rebel Sultans, Manu S. Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from
the close of the thirteenth century to the dawn of the eighteenth. Packed
with riveting tales and compelling characters, this book takes us from
the age of Alauddin Khilji to the ascent of Shivaji. We witness the
dramatic rise and fall of the Vijayanagar empire, even as we negotiate
intrigues at the courts of the Bahmani kings and the Rebel Sultans
who overthrew them. From Chand Bibi, a valorous queen stabbed to
death, and Ibrahim II of Bijapur, a Muslim prince who venerated Hindu
gods, to Malik Ambar, the Ethiopian warlord, and Krishnadeva Raya on
Vijayanagar ’s Diamond Throne – they all appear in these pages as we
journey through one of the most arresting sweeps of Indian history.
Unravelling a forgotten chapter in our medieval past, Rebel Sultans
reminds us of a different age and a different time in the Deccan – one
that ended an empire and rewrote India’s destiny.
Additional information
Weight | 1 kg |
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Dimensions | 20 × 3 × 14 cm |
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