Shah JahanPenguin Books India, 2009 - 332 من الصفحات 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 of his beloved second wife, Anjumand Mumtaz Mahal but fortresses, mosques, gardens, carvanserais and schools. But Shah Jahan was also a ruthless political operator, who only achieved power by ordering the murder of two brothers and at least six other relatives, one of them the legitimately crowned Emperor Dawar Baksh. This is the story of an enlightened despot, a king who dispensed largesse to favoured courtiers but ignored plague in the countryside. Fergus Nicholl has reconstructed this intriguing tale from contemporary biographies, edicts and correspondence. He has also traveled widely through India and Pakistan to follow in Shah Jahan's footsteps and put together an original portrait that challenges many established legends to bring the man and the emperor to life. |
المحتوى
Prince of Good Fortune | 1 |
Prince Khurram is weighed at Kabul July 1607 | 16 |
The Millennial Child | 20 |
Gold coins showing the signs of the Zodiac | 34 |
Salims Rebellion | 36 |
Jahangirs New Order | 48 |
Prince Khurram as a young man | 50 |
In the Shadow of NurMahal | 66 |
Worshipper in Shah Jahans mosque at Ajmer | 177 |
The Illumined Tomb | 181 |
The Taj Mahal Agra | 195 |
Master of the Ornamented Throne | 198 |
Map of Shahjahanabad | 209 |
Like Father Like Sons | 217 |
Shah Jahans three rebellious sons | 227 |
Prisoner of the Royal Tower | 231 |
GhiyathalDin ItimadalDaula | 74 |
Soldier of the Empire | 85 |
Surrender of the Maharana of Mewar | 90 |
The Wolf | 107 |
Lahore Picture Wall | 111 |
Rebellion and Exile | 126 |
Jagmandir Island on Udaipur Lake | 130 |
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9 Killing the Tiger King | 147 |
Silver rupee minted in the name of King DawarBakhsh | 149 |
Emperor Shah Jahan and Queen Mumtaz | 161 |
Shah Jahan honours Muslim dignitaries at court | 164 |
Top of Shah Jahans tomb Agra | 242 |
Chronograms of the Mughal Empire | 249 |
Inscriptions on the Taj Mahal | 251 |
Chronology | 254 |
Glossary | 264 |
Notes | 266 |
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Shah-Jahan: The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Emperor <span dir=ltr>Fergus Nicoll</span> لا تتوفر معاينة - 2018 |
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
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