Divine Akbar and Holy India

This fascinating biographical account of Akbar the Great, the third Moghul emperor of India, superbly blends historical fact with fiction to explore his life and reign. Akbar was a spiritual playwright on the stage of Mother India who enchanted the audience not with words, but with powerful actions.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 2 Hira of Amber
Chapter 3 The Royal Brides
Chapter 4 The Moon Lady
Chapter 5 A Great Hunt
Chapter 6 Lions of Chitor
Chapter 7 The Rite of Suttee
Chapter 8 Nine Jewels of The Court
Chapter 9 A House of Worship
Chapter 10 Nauroz Celebrations
Chapter 11 Death of a Poet
Chapter 12 Beautiful Kashmir
Chapter 13 The Tavern of Theology
Chapter 14 Beautiful Anarkali
Chapter 15 Death of the Emperor
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Farzana Moon is a teacher, poet, historian, and playwright. She is the author of The Moghul Exile, The Moghul Hedonist, Glorious Taj and Beloved Immortal, Prophet Muhammad: The First Sufi of Islam, Irem of the Crimson Desert, and Holocaust of the East.

Summary

This fascinating biographical account of Akbar the Great, the third Moghul emperor of India, superbly blends historical fact with fiction to explore his life and reign. Akbar was a spiritual playwright on the stage of Mother India who enchanted the audience not with words, but with powerful actions.

Product details

• Authors: Farzana Moon, Moon Farzana
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2011
• EAN: 9780761856399
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5639-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Fiction: general & literary, FICTION / Biographical & Autofiction