Abu'l-Fazl The History of Akbar (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The History of AkbarCondition: NewEAN: 9780674427754ISBN: 9780674427754Publisher: Harvard University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/06/2015Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0674427750Description: The exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India.Akbarnāma, or The History of Akbar, by Abu’l-Fazl (d. 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. Marking a high point in a long, rich tradition of Persian historical writing, it served as a model for historians throughout the Persianate world. The work is at once a biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India.The first volume details the birth of Akbar, his illustrious genealogy, and in particular the lives and exploits of his grandfather, Babur, and his father, Humayun, who laid the foundations of the Mughal Empire.The Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources.Country/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 133mmAuthor: Abu'l-FazlContributor: Wheeler M. Thackston (Edited and translated by)Genre: HistoryBook Series: Murty Classical Library of IndiaTopic: BiographyRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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