Shah Jahan

Nicoll, Fergus:
Shah Jahan : the rise and the fall of the Mughal emperor / Fergus Nicoll. - London : Haus Publishing, 2009. - XVIII, 332 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN 978-1-906598-18-1
£ 20,00

Beschreibung
Khurram Shah Jahan, a title meaning 'King of the World', ruled the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1659. His reign marked the cultural zenith of the Mughal dynasty: a period of multiculturalism, poetry, fine art and stupendous architecture. His legacy in stone embraces not only the Taj Mahal - the tomb to his beloved second wife Mumtaz - but also for the Pearl Mosque, the Red Fort, Jama Masid in Delhi, the Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir and the priceless Peacock Throne.
   But Shah Jahan was also a ruthless political operator, who only achieved power after ordering the murder of two brothers and at least six other relatives, one of them the legitimately crowned Emperor Dawar- Bakhsh. This is the story of an enlightened despot, a king who dispensed largesse to favoured courtiers but ignored plague in the countryside. Fergus Nicoll travelled widely through India and Pakistan to follow in Shah Jahan's footsteps and find new evidence of his passing. As a result, many aspects of the conventional wisdom have had to be re-examined. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Maps and lllustrations
Principal Characters
1. Prince of Good Fortune. 1
2. The Millennial Child. 20
3. Salim's Rebellion. 36
4. Jahangir's New Order. 48
5. In the Shadow of Nur-Mahal. 66
6. Shah Jahan: Soldier of the Empire. 83
7. The Wolf Cub. 107
8. Rebellion and Exile. 126
9. Killing the Tiger King. 145
10. Emperor Shah Jahan and Queen Mumtaz. 161
11. The Illumined Tomb. 181
12. Master of the Ornamented Throne. 198
13. Like Father, Like Sons. 217
14. Prisoner of the Royal Tower. 231
Appendix 1. Chronograms of the Mughal Empire. 249
Appendix 2. Inscriptions on the Taj Mahal. 251
Chronology. 254
Glossary. 264
Notes. 266
Bibliography. 309
Index. 324

Autor
Fergus Nicoll has been a current affairs journalist for the BBC since 1988. His work has enabled him to travel widely throughout the Middle East and South Asia.

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