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Aurangzeb : the man and the myth

By: Publication details: Haryana Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. 2017Description: xiv,189pISBN:
  • 9780670089819
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DDC classification:
  • 954.0258 TRU
Contents:
CONTENTS List of Images vii Preface and Acknowledgements ix Note on Scholarly Conventions xi Timeline of Select Events from Aurangzeb's Life and Reign xiii 1. Introducing Aurangzeb Unforgettable Aurangzeb 1 The Myth of Aurangzeb the Villain 6 Recovering Aurangzeb the Man 11 2. Early Years The Indian Prince's Childhood 21 Aurangzeb Seized the World 28 King of Hindustan 35 Life and Death 39 3. The Grand Arc of Aurangzeb's Reign Expansion and Justice 47 Heir to the Grand Mughal Tradition 51 4.Administrator of Hindustan Watching over His Vast Empire 63 Prized Hindu Nobles 71 Shivaji vs Aurangzeb 76 5. Moral Man and Leader Piety and Power 83 Moral Policing 89 6. Overseer of Hindu Religious Communities Protector of Temples 99 Destroyer of Temples 106 7. Later Years Conqueror of the Deccan 115 Dying King 122 8. Aurangzeb's Legacy After Aurangzeb 129 Unshackling Aurangzeb 137 Postscript: A Note on Reading Medieval Persian Texts 141 Bibliographical Essay 145 Notes 155 Index 179
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CONTENTS
List of Images vii
Preface and Acknowledgements ix
Note on Scholarly Conventions xi
Timeline of Select Events from Aurangzeb's Life and Reign xiii
1. Introducing Aurangzeb
Unforgettable Aurangzeb 1
The Myth of Aurangzeb the Villain 6
Recovering Aurangzeb the Man 11
2. Early Years
The Indian Prince's Childhood 21
Aurangzeb Seized the World 28
King of Hindustan 35
Life and Death 39
3. The Grand Arc of Aurangzeb's Reign
Expansion and Justice 47
Heir to the Grand Mughal Tradition 51
4.Administrator of Hindustan
Watching over His Vast Empire 63
Prized Hindu Nobles 71
Shivaji vs Aurangzeb 76
5. Moral Man and Leader
Piety and Power 83
Moral Policing 89
6. Overseer of Hindu Religious Communities
Protector of Temples 99
Destroyer of Temples 106
7. Later Years
Conqueror of the Deccan 115
Dying King 122
8. Aurangzeb's Legacy
After Aurangzeb 129
Unshackling Aurangzeb 137
Postscript: A Note on Reading Medieval Persian Texts 141
Bibliographical Essay 145
Notes 155
Index 179


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