The Book of Emperors: An Illustrated History of the Mughals - Softcover

Ashwitha Jayakumar; Nikhil Gulati

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014345238X ISBN 13: 9780143452386

Publisher: Penguin Random House India, 2024

Synopsis

A little over five hundred years ago, a boy sat in a garden, waiting for his story to begin. His name was Babur, and he would soon found an empire that astonished the world.For three hundred years, Babur’s sons and grandsons, alongside their mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters, would wage wars, make art and music, eat a delicious fruit or two, and both shape and be shaped by the land they made their home.History would call them the Mughals. The Book of Emperors tells their stories.

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About the Author

Ashwitha Jayakumar has written and adapted over a dozen books for young readers on history, mythology and science. After graduating with a master’s degree in Literature and Society: 1688–1900 from the University of Edinburgh, she taught English literature to secondary school students and worked in publishing before doing an MA in medieval studies from the University of Leeds entirely for fun. She’s mad about history, fantasy novels, chocolate and dogs. Nikhil Gulati is an author and illustrator who loves to tell stories that inspire wonder. He is the award-winning creator behind The People of the Indus, a graphic novel history of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Random House India
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014345238X
• ISBN 13: 9780143452386
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136