Emperors Of The Peacock Throne No India No Singapore

Author : Abraham Eraly
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780297829775
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emperors of the Peacock Throne (NO INDIA/NO SINGAPORE) written by Abraham Eraly and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Abraham Eraly
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780141001432
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emperors of the Peacock Throne written by Abraham Eraly and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2000 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Waldemar Hansen
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120802254
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peacock Throne written by Waldemar Hansen and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1986 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Will Slatyer
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 1482894092
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life/Death Rhythms of Ancient Empires - Climatic Cycles Influence Rule of Dynasties written by Will Slatyer and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life/Death Rhythms of Ancient Empires outlines the flow of history from 3000BC to 1400AD to identify the factors that make up dominant, just, prosperous civilisations that can be described as golden cultures. These factors were found to have common features and the cultures themselves could be described in cyclical terms. This meant that the rise and fall of future dominant cultures could be roughly forecast to some degree in terms of hundreds of years. The evolution of capitalism was made possible, during and after actual warfare, by ancient priests and bankers, assisted by the invention of coinage. Capitalism was practised in the ancient world, supported at times by warfare and religion. It was vanquished for centuries by powerful weapons called irresponsible debt, and debasement of currency. The global capitalism of the twenty-first century is dependent on debt and a debased US dollar. A review of ancient history provides the basis for a glimpse into the future. This centurys global temperature increase, which so excites environmentalists, can be shown to be part of a thousand year climate cycle. There well might be a human element to global warming but this just exacerbates the centuries long cyclical pattern. Research has shown that periods of hot-dry and cold-dry climate have effects on human behaviour. Extrapolation of cycles enables forecasts of human behaviour to be made well into the new millennium. Dominant prosperous societies have occurred at roughly 200 year intervals which can suggest time-lines for societies in the present and the future A relatively irreverent history of ancient cultures, war, religion, money and debt produces cyclical analysis enabling a forecast that the USA might lose world dominance in 2040. The next volume "Life/Death Rhythms from the Capitalist Renaissance" will include economic data that will allow refined cyclical forecasts.

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Total Pages : 1318 pages
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Download or read book The Commonweal written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 1318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 592 pages
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Download or read book Commonweal written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Usha Ramamrutham Bala Krishnan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Download or read book Indian Jewellery written by Usha Ramamrutham Bala Krishnan and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating volume contains over 500 colour photographs, many from previously undocumented collections. It is full of fascinating historical detail, including the legend of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, now the centrepiece of the State Crown of Queen Elizabeth II. The book explains the skill and techniques of the Indian craftsmen and reveals

Author : Will Slatyer
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 1482826437
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes – Debt before Dishonour written by Will Slatyer and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes-Debt before Dishonour explores the cyclical theory of cultural development, with particular attention paid to the introduction of democratic forms of government in the British Empire and the United States republic. the cyclical theory allows a forecast of the fading of the dominance of the United States as an imperial power. Part I provides the abbreviated historical background from 3000BC to AD1400. Similar to cultural survival of the loss of dominance experienced by the British Empire after the Great War, the United States will survive in a new form. Which superpower will take over the reins remains to be seen, but the likely contender is the People's Republic of China. This conclusion and the timing will allow long-term planning by corporations and governments. In the age of political correctness, it is unlikely that readers will experience any such forecasts by government bodies. Throughout history, societies have used and abused debt, revolted and warred over debt, and have forbidden usury. But the modern financial world as we know it simply cannot exist without usury. Since the 1400s, modern governments have found new ways to expand debt to produce modern economies, which are still subject to the age-old basic principle of debt--that it needs to be repaid or dire consequences ensue. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." --George Santayana (1863-1952)

Author : Michael H. Fisher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107111625
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Environmental History of India written by Michael H. Fisher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This longue durée survey of the Indian subcontinent's environmental history reveals the complex interactions among its people and the natural world.

Author : K. G. Tregonning
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Total Pages : 100 pages
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Download or read book Home Port Singapore written by K. G. Tregonning and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author joined the History Department of the University of Malaya in 1953, with which he stayed for the next fifteen years, becoming the Raffles Professor in History in 1959. In this paper he chronicles the nature and strength of Asian Studies during this period both within the region and the United States and Australia. The emergence of Singapore and Malaya as independent nations, the communal problems in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Konfrontasi and the formation of Malaysia all form the backdrop for his story.