The Peacock Thrones Of The World
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The Peacock Thrones Of The World
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Author : K. R. N. Swamy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Peacock Thrones Of The World written by K. R. N. Swamy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Art, Mogul categories.
The Peacock Thrones Of The World A Reference Anthology
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Author : K. R. N. Swamy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Peacock Thrones Of The World A Reference Anthology written by K. R. N. Swamy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
The Peacock Throne
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Author : Waldemar Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 1986
The Peacock Throne written by Waldemar Hansen and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
Epics of history are rare and The Peacock Throne is one of them. No royal lineage offers such a spectacle of high drama as the Mogul Dynasty of India which created the world`s most famous monument-the Taj Mahal. Not since Greek tradedy has there been so stark a revelation of the excesses of human behavior: incest, fratricide sons revolting continuously against fathers and the madness of uncontrolled aggression. These are the forces animating The Peacock Throne which brings India to both Eastern and Western readers as never before.
Emperors Of The Peacock Throne
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Author : Abraham Eraly
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-09-17
Emperors Of The Peacock Throne written by Abraham Eraly and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-17 with Political Science categories.
A stirring account of one of the world's greatest empires In December 1525, Zahir-ud-din Babur, descended from Chengiz Khan and Timur Lenk, crossed the Indus river into the Punjab with a modest army and some cannon. At Panipat, five months later, he fought the most important battle of his life and routed the mammoth army of Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, the Afghan ruler of Hindustan. Mughal rule in India had begun. It was to continue for over three centuries, shaping India for all time. In this definitive biography of the great Mughals, Abraham Eraly reclaims the right to set down history as a chronicle of flesh-and-blood people. Bringing to his task the objectivity of a scholar and the high imagination of a master storyteller, he recreates the lives of Babur, the intrepid pioneer; the dreamer Humayun; Akbar, the greatest and most enigmatic of the Mughals; the aesthetes Jehangir and Shah Jahan; and the dour and determined Aurangzeb.
Emperors Of The Peacock Throne No India No Singapore
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Author : Abraham Eraly
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2003-04
Emperors Of The Peacock Throne No India No Singapore written by Abraham Eraly and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04 with categories.
In December 1525 Babur, the great grandson of the Mongol conqueror Tamberlaine, crossed the Indus river into the Punjab with a modest army and some cannon. At the battle ot Panipat five months later he routed the mammoth army of the Afghan ruler of Hindustan. Mughal rule in India had begun. It was to continue for over three centuries, shaping India for all time. Babur won further victories but after his death the Mughals were thrown out of India. It required a new invasion in 1554, brilliantly consolidated by Babur's grandson Akbar, to restore their rule. The reign of Akbar, from 1556 to 1605, is one of the great ages of Indian history. An unorthodox Muslim himself, Akbar favoured religious toleration, and the architecture of his new capital at Fatehpur Sikri reflected both Islamic and Hindu traditions. Under the next conqueror, Jenhangir, and his son, Shah Jehan, who built the Taj Mahal, the Mughal Empire reached a pinnacle of prosperity and wealth. But the light of Mughal civilisation was beginning to fade, even though the last of the great emperors, the cunning but dour Aurangzeb, who ruled from 1656 to 1707, added most of southern India to the empire. Full of dramatic episodes and colourful detail, The Mughal Empire tells the story of one of the world's great empires.
The Peacock Throne Wars
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Author : Rajiv Kapoor
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2022-08-28
The Peacock Throne Wars written by Rajiv Kapoor and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-28 with categories.
Jay Khanna is a US army PTSD survivor, of the Middle East wars. He is working as a private eye, in NYC. He witnesses a gruesome event, and sights an old adversary, near the UN. He escapes to India, to get away from his recurring nightmares. In New Delhi he meets Noor, a modern Indian woman. They fall into an adventure in Humayun's tomb and discover the lost diary of a well-educated Sufi princess. Jahanara is the richest Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire, and the eldest daughter of the Emperor Shah Jahan and his Empress Mumtaz Mahal. They are aided by the eminent Professor Ansari, to research and translate, this invaluable manuscript. Dr. Ansari is an expert in Mughal History, at the University of Delhi, and Noor's father. The diary reveals that the learned and modern Dara Shikoh was trained, to inherit the richest empire in the world. He is rivaled by his three younger brothers, for gaining their sister's love, and father's favor. His chief rival seems to be the pious and orthodox third brother, Aurangzeb. What intrigues will the princess reveal, of the inner relationships of the Mughal Court, which ruled the most powerful Empire, in the world? Will Jay find answers to his own fears, in the history of Hindustan? Throughout the narrative we also have the improbable love, which envelops Jay, in his deepest despair. Will his feelings for the noble Noor ever be returned, as they race in this adventure to the Taj Mahal on a mysterious moonlit night. The British Secret Service and the US security forces join in search for the WSSS or the White Snake Secret Society, as Jay's world seems to spin out of control. He knows deep down that one day, he must face his nemesis from this ancient society...
1637 The Peacock Throne
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Author : Eric Flint
language : en
Publisher: Baen Books
Release Date : 2021-05-04
1637 The Peacock Throne written by Eric Flint and has been published by Baen Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with Fiction categories.
The assassinated Shah Jahan lies entombed beside his beloved wife in the Taj Mahal, while their progeny drag the Mughal Empire into a three-sided struggle over the succession to the Peacock Throne. The diplomatic and trade mission from the United States of Europe is openly siding with Princess Jahanara and her brother Dara Shikoh. The mission, made up largely of Americans transplanted in time by the Ring of Fire, is providing the siblings with technical assistance as they prepare to fight their rivals for the throne, Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja. Meanwhile, the Afghan adventurer Salim Gadh Yilmaz, confidant of two emperors—Shah Jahan and now his son Dara Shikoh—has been elevated to the position of general. He has great challenges to face, not the least of which is resisting the fierce and forbidden mutual attraction between himself and Princess Jahanara. As the conflict deepens, the junior members of the mission are sent east to buy opium needed by the USE’s doctors. Their guide, merchant Jadu Das, has an agenda of his own, one entrusted to him by Jahanara: seek out her great uncle, Asaf Khan, and promise whatever is needed to bring his army over to Dara’s side. The USE’s mission was sent to India in search of goods needed in Europe. But now they find that straightforward task has become enmeshed in a great civil war—for control of the Peacock Throne. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series: “This alternate history series is . . . a landmark . . .”—Booklist “[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.”—Booklist “ . . . reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis . . . ”—Publishers Weekly
Peacock
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Author : Christine E. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2006-11-30
Peacock written by Christine E. Jackson and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-30 with Nature categories.
Breathtakingly beautiful and exotic, the peacock inspires devotion among both artists and bird lovers. Its iridescent plumage, when fully displayed, is a delight to behold. The bird itself, as Christine E. Jackson notes in Peacock, appears to enjoy its audience, preening and strutting about within a few feet of humans. It is not surprising, then, that these vain birds and their distinctive feathers have been the prized possessions of kings for nearly three thousand years. Jackson here explores the peacock’s beauty—and its apparent attitude—through fairy tales, fables, and superstitions in both Eastern and Western cultures. Peacock takes stock of the bird as it appears within art, from the earliest mosaics to medieval illuminated manuscripts to modern graphics, with a special emphasis on the peacock’s symbolic value in the nineteenth-century arts and crafts and art nouveau movements. Jackson further details the peacock’s colorful presence in hats, clothing, and even sports equipment. A sweeping combination of social and natural history, Peacock is the first book to bring together all the shimmering, colorful facets of these magnificent birds.
The Peacock Throne
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Author : Lisa Karon Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Lion Fiction
Release Date : 2015-10-15
The Peacock Throne written by Lisa Karon Richardson and has been published by Lion Fiction this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-15 with Fiction categories.
The Earl of Danbury has been murdered in his bed. The same night, in a far shabbier part of London, Miss Lydia Garrett's guardian is stabbed and left for dead. Against all odds it transpires the murders are related - the fortunes of the victims had become entangled decades earlier, when they spirited away the magnificent Indian Peacock Throne. Lydia is determined justice will be done, whilst the Earl's son Anthony is bent on revenge. To draw out the murderer, they agree they must locate the Throne. Meanwhile, Marcus Harting, agent of His Majesty's intelligence services, has received information suggesting Napoleon Bonaparte also seeks the Throne, for a sinister purpose. Harting, Anthony, and Lydia join forces to find the Throne before the French. Their quest leads them around the globe on an adventure steeped in danger, treachery, and romance.
Iran
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Author : William Spencer
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Iran written by William Spencer and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Iran categories.
An introduction to the history, geography, culture, and people of Iran.