The emperor who never was : Dara Shukoh in Mughal India /

Dara Shukoh was the heir-apparent to the Mughal throne in 1659, when he was executed by his brother Aurangzeb. Today Dara is lionized in South Asia, while Aurangzeb, who presided over the beginnings of imperial disintegration, is scorned. Supriya Gandhi's nuanced biography asks whether the stor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gandhi, Supriya, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Temas:
Dārā Shikūh, > Prince, son of Shahjahan, Emperor of India, > 1615-1659.
Dārā Shikūh, > Prince, son of Shahjahan, Emperor of India, > 1615-1659
1526-1765
Princes > India > Biography.
Philosopher-kings.
Princes > Inde > Biographies.
Philosophes-rois.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
Philosopher-kings
Princes
India > History > 1526-1765.
Inde > Histoire > 1526-1765.
India
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Empire, 1615-1622
  • Dynasty, 1622-1628
  • Youth, 1628-1634
  • Discipleship, 1634-1642
  • The Chosen, 1642-1652
  • Mission, 1652-1654
  • Confluence, 1654-1656
  • The Greatest Secret, 1656-1657
  • Succession, 1657-1659
  • Conclusion.

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