Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth
Audrey Truschke, "Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0670089818 | 216 pages | AZW3/EPUB/PDF | 3.6 MB
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0670089818 | 216 pages | AZW3/EPUB/PDF | 3.6 MB
Aurangzeb Alamgir (r. 1658 1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, is widely reviled in India today. Hindu hater, murderer and religious zealot are just a handful of the modern caricatures of this maligned ruler. While many continue to accept the storyline peddled by colonial-era thinkers that Aurangzeb, a Muslim, was a Hindu-loathing bigot there is an untold side to him as a man who strove to be a just, worthy Indian king. In this bold and captivating biography, Audrey Truschke enters the public debate with a fresh look at the controversial Mughal emperor.