A Brief History of the Great Moguls: India's Most Flamboyant Rulers (Brief History, The) [Paperback]

Bamber Gascoigne (Author)

Book Description

Series: Brief History, The | Publication Date: August 30, 2002

Bamber Gascoigne’s classic book revisits perhaps the most fascinating period of Indian history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the vast country was ruled by its most extraordinarily talented dynasty of emperors. Because of their virtually limitless power and incomparable wealth, these remarkable rulers came to be known to European travelers as “the Great Moguls.” In vital, colorful detail gleaned from meticulous research Gascoigne here presents in all their splendor the palaces of these magnificent moguls at the same time that he examines their passions, their arts, their science and religion, and above all, their sophisticated system of administration, which stabilized the greater part of India to such a successful degree that it was later adopted by the British. Acclaimed by travelers and scholars alike, and beautifully illustrated in color with 16 pages of photographs, Gascoigne’s A Brief History of the Great Moguls offers to anyone with an interest in India’s glorious past an engaging survey of a splendid culture and its singular achievements. “Entertainingly written history ... ravishingly beautiful photographs.”—The Times (London) “Extremely readable.”—Times Literary Supplement

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf (August 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786710403
• ISBN-13: 978-0786710409
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,246,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, January 3, 2005

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Rekha V. Amarnath "Suman Amarnath" (Hyderabad, India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Brief History of the Great Moguls: India's Most Flamboyant Rulers (Brief History, The) (Paperback)

Although from India, much of what has been mentioned in this book I did not know. This book is well written and a very good start, since it is presented in an interesting manner. The moguls presented in this book are the main ones i.e., Babur, Humayun, Akbar the great, Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangazeb. The moguls were an important part of Indian History and in this book they come across as actual people who once existed along with the rest of the time period. Before you start a warning: Dont look at this book with your present sensibilities, these were people who were a product and a part of their time and not ours. Somehow these brief histories make for a good read. I hope someone writes biographical novels about these colourful rulers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, August 21, 2008

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Syed Hamid "shkrashid" (K.L, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Brief History of the Great Moguls: India's Most Flamboyant Rulers (Brief History, The) (Paperback)

This is an excellent and must read summaries version of the long Great Mogul history.