{"product_id":"the-history-of-akbar-volume-4-9780674975033","title":"The History of Akbar, Volume 4","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 - General\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 his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fourth volume narrates the second eight years of Akbar's reign, including an account of his visit to Ajmer, the arrival of an embassy from the Safavid court, and the beginning of the author's brother Faizi's career as court poet. \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":45087197757591,"sku":"9780674975033","price":2171.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780674975033.webp?v=1767640102","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-history-of-akbar-volume-4-9780674975033","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}