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The History of Akbar, Volume 1 (Murty Classical Library of India)
Abu´l-Fazl Ibn Mubarak
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Description for The History of Akbar, Volume 1 (Murty Classical Library of India)
Hardcover. The History of Akbar by Abu'l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. It is at once a biography of the Mughal Emperor Akbar that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
Akbarnama, or The History of Akbar, by Abu'l-Fazl (d. 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. Marking a high point in a long, rich tradition of Persian historical writing, it served as a model for historians throughout the Persianate world. The work is at once a biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. The first volume details the birth of Akbar, his illustrious genealogy, and in particular the lives and exploits of his grandfather, Babur, and his father, Humayun, who laid the foundations of the Mughal Empire. The Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of the primary sources. The Murty Classical Library of India makes available original texts and modern English translations of the masterpieces of literature and thought from across the whole spectrum of Indic languages over the past two millennia in the most authoritative and accessible formats on offer anywhere.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Murty Classical Library of India
Condition
New
Weight
769g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674427754
SKU
V9780674427754
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Ref
99-13
About Abu´l-Fazl Ibn Mubarak
Wheeler M. Thackston is retired Professor of the Practice in Persian and Other Near Eastern Languages at Harvard University.
Reviews for The History of Akbar, Volume 1 (Murty Classical Library of India)
We can only welcome an undertaking like the Murty Classical Library of India, which intends to inject fresh blood directly into the circulatory system of the English language. Any intelligent reader cannot fail to be favorably impressed in the presence of the variegated offerings of the series' first titles...The Murty Classical Library offers a surprising array of texts that are in any case capable of broadening the all-too-restricted horizons of the average Western reader.
(09/24/2015) The [Murty Classical Library of India] aims to make Indian literature accessible to a wide audience, so that ever larger circles of individuals can discover the history, philosophy, and drama of India. As the volume of this library that I read, The History of Akbar (Volume 1) proved, the Murty Library has succeeded in its goal of sharing valuable knowledge and providing interesting insights on India...This particular volume provides valuable insight into both the history and historiography of the Mughals.
(01/30/2015) At a time when Hindutva historians are eager to distort the history of Muslim invasions in order to deepen religious cleavages and consolidate vote banks, [Abu'l-Fazl's] elaboration of Akbar's legacy as a tolerant Muslim ruler of a non-Muslim majority is an important reminder of how Indian society has evolved.
Pragya Tiwari India at LSE blog
(09/24/2015) The [Murty Classical Library of India] aims to make Indian literature accessible to a wide audience, so that ever larger circles of individuals can discover the history, philosophy, and drama of India. As the volume of this library that I read, The History of Akbar (Volume 1) proved, the Murty Library has succeeded in its goal of sharing valuable knowledge and providing interesting insights on India...This particular volume provides valuable insight into both the history and historiography of the Mughals.
(01/30/2015) At a time when Hindutva historians are eager to distort the history of Muslim invasions in order to deepen religious cleavages and consolidate vote banks, [Abu'l-Fazl's] elaboration of Akbar's legacy as a tolerant Muslim ruler of a non-Muslim majority is an important reminder of how Indian society has evolved.
Pragya Tiwari India at LSE blog