'Fills a gap, and does so in style … clear timelines, ingenious layouts and superb illustrations' - Independent

'An excellent introduction … a clear and readable panorama of a sphere that needs to be far better understood if we are ever to understand the Muslim world' - William Dalrymple - Sunday Telegraph

This is a reign-by-reign record of the sultans, shahs, emperors and khans who all shared the Muslim persianate high civilization that flourished from Iran and Central Asia through Afghanistan to India from the 13th to the 20th centuries.
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Presenting a series of biographical portraits, this book forms a reign-by-reign record of the sultans, shahs, emperors and khans who all shared the Muslim persianate high civilization that flourished from Iran and Central Asia through Afghanistan to India from the 13th to the 20th centuries.
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This book explores the world of the Mughal Emperors, who ruled over some of the finest expressions of Islamic civilization

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780500251348
Publisert
2007-06-11
Utgiver
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Vekt
1060 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
192 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Francis Robinson CBE specialises in the history of South Asia and Islam. Since 1990, he has been Professor of History of South Asia at the University of London. He has twice been President of the Royal Asiatic Society: from 1997 to 2000, and from 2003 to 2006. Robinson has also been a Visiting Professor at Oxford University and the University of Washington.