Aurangzeb : the man and the myth
- Haryana: Penguin Random House India, 2017
- xiv, 189 p.; coll. ill: 21 cm.
"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. "
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History Hindustan Mughal Shivaji Temple Akbar Mogul Empire