" THE DRAMA OF MONGUL INDIA

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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.

This book provides a vivid psychological portrait in depth of the vice ridden Mogul royalty who in every way are as fascinating as European Kings and queens. Among unforgettable characters are Akbar with his rude genius; opium eater Jahangir and his power-mad consort Nur Jahan; the fiendish Princess Raushanara who secretly kept none boys in her apartment to divert her and Aurangzeb, the most obsessive Mogul of thermal. Seizing the peculiar dynamics of the dynasty itself.

      stated first edition shows isbn as 0030002710 however this is rejected by eBay - a massive 560 pages

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