{"product_id":"the-history-of-akbar-9780674244177","title":"The History of Akbar","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Abu'l-Fazl\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - South - India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkbarnāma\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe History of Akbar\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eighth and final volume spans the thirty-ninth to fiftieth years of Akbar's reign, detailing the conquest of Ahmadnagar, Prince Salim's rebellion, and the emperor's final days. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45029591285911,"sku":"9780674244177","price":3041.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780674244177.webp?v=1769204185","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-history-of-akbar-9780674244177","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}