The History of Akbar, Volume 3 (Murty Classical Library of India) - Hardcover

Abu`l-fazl Abu`l-fazl; Wheeler M. Thackston

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674659821 ISBN 13: 9780674659827

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Akbarnama, 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 across 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 third volume details the first eight years of Akbar s reign, when he consolidated his power, quelled the rebellion of his guardian Bayram Khan, conquered Malwa, and married a Rajput princess. The Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources."

About this title

About the Author:

Wheeler M. Thackston is retired Professor of the Practice in Persian and Other Near Eastern Languages at Harvard University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0674659821
• ISBN 13: 9780674659827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 752