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A History of India Muntakhabu-T-Tawarikh (3 Vols. Set)

by Abdul-qadir Ibn-i-muluk Shah
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9788126944033
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: History
  • Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 1969
  • Original Price: INR 4485.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 2608 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Ancient / General, Modern / General, and Asia / South / India

A History of India: Muntakhabu-t-Tawarikh presents ʿAbd al-Qadir Badaoni’s chronicle of early Mughal India across three volumes. Volume I traces political change from Sabuktigin’s rise in AD 977 through the Ghaznavids, Ghurids and Delhi Sultanate to Babur’s conquest and Humayun’s death in 1556, highlighting shifting power and court intrigue that set the stage for Akbar. Volume II, covering Akbar’s first forty years, blends official history with Badaoni’s eyewitness criticism of the emperor’s religious experiments and policies, offering a rare dissenting view suppressed during Akbar’s lifetime. Volume III turns from politics to the intellectual and spiritual life of the court, sketching saints, scholars, poets and thinkers whose ideas shaped and challenged the era’s cultural climate. Together, the volumes reveal the intertwined political, ideological and cultural forces that defined early Mughal India.

Abdul-Qadir Ibn-i-Muluk Shah, also known as Al-Badaoni (1540–1615), son of Shaikh Muluk Shah, was born at Toda on August 21, 1540. He moved to Agra in 1558–59, where he studied under the renowned Shaikh Mubarak Nagori, alongside fellow pupils Faizi and Abu'l Fazl. Over the years, he acquired wide-ranging scholarship under some of the most respected intellectuals of the age, excelling in disciplines as varied as history, astronomy, music and theology. From an early age, he nurtured a deep fascination for history, devoting himself to reading and writing. In 1574, he entered Akbar's court with the support of Jamal Khan Qurci and Hakim Ain-ul-Mulk, and was soon appointed as an imam by the emperor. Badaoni's position at court, combined with his critical independence of mind, enabled him to produce his influential chronicle, the Muntakhabu-t-Tawarikh.

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