Raiders from the North

Raiders from the North
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9781429923231
ISBN-13 : 1429923237
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Raiders from the North by : Alex Rutherford

Download or read book Raiders from the North written by Alex Rutherford and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-05-06 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy emperor comes of age amid bloody conflict in this epic medieval series chronicling the rise and fall of Central Asia’s powerful Mogul dynasties. It is 1494 when the ruler of Ferghana dies in an extraordinary accident. His only son, Babur, faces a seemingly impossible challenge. Babur is determined to live up to the example of his legendary ancestor, Tamburlaine, whose conquests transformed civilization from Delhi to the Mediterranean. But Babur is dangerously young to inherit a kingdom. Before Babur can summon enough warlords to declare him the rightful king, plots against his crown, even his life, are hatching. And soon, he will discover that even the bravest leader can be betrayed. With wise advisers and courageous warriors by his side, Babur sets out to establish an empire in India, but every step of his journey is fraught with danger.

Empire of the Moghul: Traitors in the Shadows

Empire of the Moghul: Traitors in the Shadows
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Publisher : Review
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781472205926
ISBN-13 : 1472205928
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Empire of the Moghul: Traitors in the Shadows by : Alex Rutherford

Download or read book Empire of the Moghul: Traitors in the Shadows written by Alex Rutherford and published by Review. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a major DisneyPlus Hotstar Special - THE EMPIRE is streaming now TRAITORS IN THE SHADOWS is the sixth gripping novel in the action-packed Empire of the Moghul series by Alex Rutherford, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Robyn Young. 'Totally absorbing... Authentic characters and sweeping action' Wilbur Smith A dynasty at war A new emperor, Aurangzeb, sits on India's glittering Peacock Throne - the throne he seized from his father while the old emperor still lived. He has paid for it with blood: during the brutal civil war he hunted down and killed his brothers. Now he must return the Moghul Empire to the true path and achieve new glory. But the exercise of great power is isolating. With enemies everywhere, who should he trust? Certainly not his sons. He must rely on himself and the knowledge that there are more ways to subdue a man than on the battlefield. But as the years pass memories haunt him - memories of a father who never loved him and a mother who lies in the Taj Mahal; of murdered brothers and of sons and daughters locked in sunless prisons. He tells himself that everything he has done has been necessary - moral, even. But how will his God judge him? 'A totally absorbing narrative filled with authentic historical characters and sweeping action set in an age of horrifying but magnificent savagery. The writing is as compelling as the events described and kept me eagerly leaping from one page to the next' Wilbur Smith 'Rutherford's glorious, broad-sweeping adventure in the wild lands of the Moghul sees the start of a wonderful series...In Babur, he has found a real-life hero, with all the flaws, mistakes and misadventures that spark true heroism... Breathtaking stuff' Manda Scott 'Alex Rutherford has set the bar high for his sequels' Daily Mail 'Alex Rutherford brings the period and the history of the region alive. The characters are dynamic, and the deadly regional politics of alliances and treaties are reflected by the internal tensions at court' US Historical Novel Society

Brothers at War

Brothers at War
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Publisher : Empire of the Moghul
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0755347560
ISBN-13 : 9780755347568
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Brothers at War by : Alex Rutherford

Download or read book Brothers at War written by Alex Rutherford and published by Empire of the Moghul. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a major DisneyPlus Hotstar Special - THE EMPIRE is streaming now The second enthralling installment in Alex Rutherford's Empire of the Moghul series. 'A totally absorbing narrative filled with authentic historical characters and sweeping action set in an age of horrifying but magnificent savagery. The writing is as compelling as the events described and kept me eagerly leaping from one page to the next' Wilbur Smith 1530, Agra, Northern India. Humayun, the newly-crowned second Moghul Emperor, is a fortunate man. His father, Babur, has bequeathed him wealth, glory and an empire which stretches a thousand miles south from the Khyber pass; he must now build on his legacy, and make the Moghuls worthy of their forebear, Tamburlaine. But, unbeknownst to him, Humayun is already in grave danger. His half-brothers are plotting against him; they doubt that he has the strength, the will, the brutality needed to command the Moghul armies and lead them to still-greater glories. Perhaps they are right. Soon Humayun will be locked in a terrible battle: not only for his crown, not only for his life, but for the existence of the very empire itself. 'Rutherford's glorious, broad-sweeping adventure in the wild lands of the Moghul sees the start of a wonderful series...In Babur, he has found a real-life hero, with all the flaws, mistakes and misadventures that spark true heroism... Breathtaking stuff' Manda Scott 'Alex Rutherford has set the bar high for his sequels' Daily Mail 'Alex Rutherford brings the period and the history of the region alive. The characters are dynamic, and the deadly regional politics of alliances and treaties are reflected by the internal tensions at court' US Historical Novel Society

The Empire of the Great Mughals

The Empire of the Great Mughals
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 1861891857
ISBN-13 : 9781861891853
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Empire of the Great Mughals by : Annemarie Schimmel

Download or read book The Empire of the Great Mughals written by Annemarie Schimmel and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annemarie Schimmel has written extensively on India, Islam and poetry. In this comprehensive study she presents an overview of the cultural, economic, militaristic and artistic attributes of the great Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1857.

Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668

Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668
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Publisher : Westminster : Constable
Total Pages : 572
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015046384437
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668 by : François Bernier

Download or read book Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668 written by François Bernier and published by Westminster : Constable. This book was released on 1891 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Moghul

The Moghul
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Publisher : Thomas Hoover
Total Pages : 560
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ISBN-10 : 9781452399720
ISBN-13 : 1452399727
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Moghul by : Thomas Hoover

Download or read book The Moghul written by Thomas Hoover and published by Thomas Hoover. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doubleday 1983Reviewers called it the best novel on India since Kipling. An immediate European bestseller, optioned by Indian/German producers who commissioned a six-hour mini-series, then Canadian producers with BBC.Based on real people (ca. 1620) – an English “sea dog” shoots his way through Portuguese gallons and into an Indian port to open trade. Once on land, there're tiger hun

The Serpent's Tooth

The Serpent's Tooth
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Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0312597045
ISBN-13 : 9780312597047
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Serpent's Tooth by : Alex Rutherford

Download or read book The Serpent's Tooth written by Alex Rutherford and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the seventeenth century dawns, the vast Moghul Empire finally encompasses the entire Indian subcontinent. But despite controlling unimaginable wealth and ruling over a quarter of the world's population, the Moghul dynasty finds itself in increasing peril. Devastated by the death of his beloved wife, the once ruthless Shah Jahan has all but abandoned his throne. Where he should be protecting his power, he has instead devoted himself to constructing the elaborate Taj Mahal, a tribute to his wife's memory. Aging, ill and blinded by grief, the Shah cannot see the enmity building between his own sons—ambitious hatred so strong it could bring down the entire empire. Accurate and compelling, Alex Rutherford's The Serpent's Tooth is filled with strikingly human characters and heart pounding action, bringing India's bloody history to life.