| The History of Akbar Contributor(s): Abu'l-Fazl (Author), Thackston, Wheeler M. (Editor), Thackston, Wheeler M. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674983955 ISBN-13: 9780674983953 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Modern - 16th Century - Religion | Islam - History |
| Series: Murty Classical Library of India |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (1.90 lbs) 784 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Akbarnāma, 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 fifth volume details the bellicose seventeenth to twenty-second years of Akbar's reign, including accounts of the conquest of Gujarat, the capture of Rohtas fort from rebel Afghans, and the invasions of Patna and Bengal. The Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thackston, Wheeler M.: - Wheeler M. Thackston is retired Professor of the Practice in Persian and Other Near Eastern Languages at Harvard University. |