Audrey Truschke

Aurangzeb

The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King

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Produktbeschreibung

This brief, accessible biography sheds new light on one of India's most controversial and misunderstood figures, arguing that the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was not a Hindu-hating fanatic but rather a premodern Indian king driven by a thirst for power, piety, and justice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 126mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 176g
• ISBN-13: 9781503602571
• ISBN-10: 1503602575
• Artikelnr.: 47299198

Autorenporträt

Audrey Truschke is Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University. She is the author of Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court (2016).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing Aurangzeb
2. Early Years
3. The Grand Arc of Aurangzeb's Reign
4. Administrator of Hindustan
5. Moral Man and Leader
6. Overseer of Hindu Religious Communities
7. Later Years
8. Aurangzeb's Legacy
Postscript: A Note on Reading Medieval Persian Texts
Bibliographical Essay: Bibliographical Essay